JETS 51:1 (March 2008) p. 31 There is a different way to think about authenticity. Authenticity, theologically speaking, is not simply about being true to ourselves or about being satisfied with ourselves. It is about being true to who we are in Christ, being consistent to what we have been redeemed for, and being transparent before him by whom we have been redeemed. This kind of authenticity is quite different and, by comparison, quite difficult. Because its standard intrudes from outside the self,