The new book From the New York Times best-selling author of Real Marriage

Who Do You Think You Are? is an exploration of the issue of identity and an encouraging examination of what it means to be “in Christ.”

Drawing from nearly two decades of pastoring, Mark Driscoll knows that underlying most individuals’ struggles in life is the issue of their identity. “The fundamental problem we have in this world,” he says, “is that we don’t understand who we truly are—children of God made in his image—and define ourselves by any number of things other than Jesus. Only by knowing our false identity apart from Christ, in comparison to our true identity in him, can we finally deal with and overcome the issues in our lives.”

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Who are you? What defines you?
What is your identity?

How you answer these questions affects every aspect of your life. So it’s key to get the answers right.

In Who Do You Think You Are? Pastor and New York Times best-selling author Mark Driscoll helps you to explore the answer to these questions by exposing common misunderstandings while leading you to discover who you are in Christ

Whether you are someone who is spiritual and curious about what it means to practically live as a Christian, or a Christian wanting to figure out what it means to live out your identity in Christ and experience real joy and freedom, you’ll enjoy Who Do You Think You Are?

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Take your small group through a study of Ephesians

We’ve designed the companion Study Guides with Daily Devotions resource to help you and your community experience the transforming power of being grounded in your identity in Christ. Content includes:

  • 112 daily devotions
  • A 16-week small group study
  • A 16-week women’s ministry study
  • A 16-week student ministry study
  • Space to keep notes and journal your answers as you walk through the material
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Join the Mars Hill Ephesians Campaign

Join Mars Hill Church as we walk through Ephesians in the new sermon series with corresponding book, Who Do You Think You Are?

We created Campaigns to serve pastors and churches. We want you to have one less thing to do, so you can focus on caring for your people and make the most of the time and ministry God has given you. Join the Ephesians Campaign and receive the following materials for free:

  • 280-page sermon research brief about the book of Ephesians
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  • Worship guidefrom Mars Hill worship leader and recording artist Dustin Kensrue
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Quotes from the book

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  • “No, that’s who you were. Maybe it’s time you started investigating yourself.”

  • “Correctly knowing one’s true identity is the one thing that changes everything.”

  • “You aren’t what’s been done to you but what Jesus has done for you.”

  • “What you do doesn’t determine who you are.”

  • “Who you are in Christ determines what you do.”

  • “Here is the trust: God made us with our eyes open in his ‘likeness.’”

  • “You aren’t what you do but what Jesus has done.”

  • “We aren’t created to worship, but rather we’re created worshiping.”

  • “Idolatry is when we make a created thing a god thing, which is a bad thing.”

  • “IDOLS: Items, Duties, Others, Longings, and Sufferings”

  • “Consumerism is now essentially the American religion.”

  • “Social prestige is connected to wealth, and we demonstrate our wealth by flaunting it.”

  • “Our duties can rightly be a way we worship God or wrongly be a god we worship.”

  • “The truth is that you’re not what you do.”

  • “When we suffer, we can easily allow our hurt to become our identity.”

  • “God offers us something even greater than a biography. He offers us a testimony.”

  • “It’s not about you. It’s all about Jesus.”

  • “Christ defines who we are by who he is and what he’s done for us, in us, and through us.”

  • “Before we can deal with any idolatry, we must first understand our identity.”

  • “God’s saints are average and sinful people who love Jesus.”

  • “Sin may explain some of your activity, but it's not your identity.”

  • “Conviction is from God. Condemnation is from Satan.”

  • “Conviction leads to life. Condemnation leads to despair.”

  • “Conviction ends in joy. Condemnation ends in sorrow.”

  • “Conviction makes us want to change. Condemnation makes us believe we can’t change.”

  • “Conviction leads to new identity in Christ. Condemnation leads to old identity in sin.”

  • “Conviction brings specific awareness of a sin. Condemnation brings vague uncertainty about sin.”

  • “Conviction looks to Jesus. Condemnation looks to self.”

  • “Conviction is a blessing. Condemnation is a burden.”

  • “There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” —Romans 8:1

  • “We are not what we do. We do what we are. Our identity determines our activity.”

What others are saying

“Mark Driscoll is a gifted teacher able to make complicated spiritual truths easy to understand and apply in our lives. In Who Do You Think You Are? you will be transformed by the truth that we are made in the image of God. And this isn’t just an abstract theory to think about—it’s a practical reality to live by.”

Steven Furtick
Lead Pastor, Elevation Church
New York Times Best-Selling Author, Greater

“Finally someone has given the foundational and transformational subject of gospel identity the thorough treatment it needs. Jesus didn’t just forgive your sins—he gave you a brand-new, life-altering identity as well. Every human being assigns to himself and lives out of some kind of identity. In this very helpful book, Mark powerfully addresses both our identity idolatry and our identity amnesia. I am very thankful for this book and soon you will be too.”

Paul Tripp
Author and speaker

“I am very pleased with Mark Driscoll’s latest book, Who Do You Think You Are? Normally that question makes me start guiltily, but in this case, Driscoll is simply unpacking the ground of every believer’s identity from the book of Ephesians. Many people will be enormously helped by this book.”

Douglas Wilson
Pastor, Christ Church

“This book hits very close to home for me. I spent years in ministry for Christ without understanding my identity in Christ. I know now that I was not alone. When we place our identity in anything but our relationship with Jesus, then we have built our future on a platform that could crumble at any moment. But when, by the grace of God, we understand who we are in Christ, everything else can crumble and we will still be standing. I highly commend this book to you.”

Sheila Walsh
Speaker and author, God Loves Broken People

“The key to understanding your true identity is shaped by your relationship with Jesus Christ. ‘In Christ’ you are completely acceptable, extremely valuable, eternally loved, totally forgiven, and fully capable. Pick up a copy of Who Do You Think You Are? and learn the truth about who you really are.”

Rick Warren
Pastor, Saddleback Church
Author, The Purpose Driven Life

“'Who do you think you are?' is a far-reaching, belief-revealing, life-shaping, and identity-forming question. My friend Mark Driscoll is an exciting new voice speaking to a newly-minted generation of men and women who are hungry for spiritual truth today. Who Do You Think You Are? brings us insights from ancient history that speak to us powerfully today. Mark unpacks truth that every believer, young and old, needs to know. I highly recommend this book to you.”

Greg Laurie
Pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship
Evangelist for the Harvest Crusades