CHRISTIANS IDENTIFIED WITH CHRIST
J. C. O'Hair
In Romans 6:4 we read that as Jesus
Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we
(believers) also should walk in newness of life.
Note the believer’s place in Ephesians 2:6: “And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenlies in Christ Jesus.”
It is quite difficult at times, if not most of the time, for Christians, in the midst of worldly sinners and worldly things, to realize that they have been raised up and made to sit in the heavenlies in Christ Jesus. “Our citizenship is in heaven.” (Philippians 3:20 and 21).
But before there can be a spiritual resurrection there must be crucifixion, death and burial. So we read: “I have been crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me, and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, Who loved me and gave Himself for me”. Galatians 2:20. “Knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.”
Romans 6:6. “Know ye not, so many of us as we were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into His death: that like as Christ was raised up from the death by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life?” (Romans 6:3 and 4). “Buried with Him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with Him through the faith of the operation of God, Who raised Him from the dead.” (Colossians 2:12).
The believer is dead with Christ, risen with Christ and his life is hid with Christ in God. He is crucified to the law and to the world. His old man has been crucified and he has crucified the flesh. (Galatians 6:14 - Galatians 5:24 - Colossians 3:1 to 4).
Thus we see that by the operation of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, Christians are identified with Christ in His crucifixion, death, burial, resurrection and ascension. This is all by grace through faith, not of works lest any man should boast. (Ephesians 2:6 to 9).
The very moment the sinner believes the gospel of I Corinthians 15:1 to 4, he puts on Christ by God’s Divine baptism. (Galatians 3:27). And at the very same time the believer becomes a new creature in Christ Jesus. (II Corinthians 5:17). And at the same time he is baptized into the Body of Christ, God’s one and only true Bible Church during this age and dispensation of grace. (I Corinthians 12:13). The very same moment that the believer is crucified and dead, he is raised with Christ by the same operation of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, by the same Divine baptism. And of course, there must be a burial, if there is a death and a resurrection; and this burial takes place the very moment the believer receives Christ and Christ receives the believer. The believer is complete in Christ; and Christ is in the believer the hope of glory. (Colossians 2:10 and Colossians 1:27).
As the believer is dead with Christ and raised with Christ and seated in the heavenlies, with heavenly citizenship, he is exhorted to think of heavenly things and love heavenly things and look for the appearing of the Lord Jesus Christ. (Colossians 3:1 to 6) (Titus 2:12 to 14).
Christ was baptized in Jordan and baptized on the cross of Calvary. (Luke 3:21 and Luke 12:50). In His death baptism Christ died unto sin once. (Romans 6:10). “And He died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live into themselves but Him, Which died for them and rose again.” (II Corinthians 5:15. “He that is joined to the Lord is one Spirit.” (I Corinthians 6:17).
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Note the believer’s place in Ephesians 2:6: “And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenlies in Christ Jesus.”
It is quite difficult at times, if not most of the time, for Christians, in the midst of worldly sinners and worldly things, to realize that they have been raised up and made to sit in the heavenlies in Christ Jesus. “Our citizenship is in heaven.” (Philippians 3:20 and 21).
But before there can be a spiritual resurrection there must be crucifixion, death and burial. So we read: “I have been crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me, and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, Who loved me and gave Himself for me”. Galatians 2:20. “Knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.”
Romans 6:6. “Know ye not, so many of us as we were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into His death: that like as Christ was raised up from the death by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life?” (Romans 6:3 and 4). “Buried with Him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with Him through the faith of the operation of God, Who raised Him from the dead.” (Colossians 2:12).
The believer is dead with Christ, risen with Christ and his life is hid with Christ in God. He is crucified to the law and to the world. His old man has been crucified and he has crucified the flesh. (Galatians 6:14 - Galatians 5:24 - Colossians 3:1 to 4).
Thus we see that by the operation of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, Christians are identified with Christ in His crucifixion, death, burial, resurrection and ascension. This is all by grace through faith, not of works lest any man should boast. (Ephesians 2:6 to 9).
The very moment the sinner believes the gospel of I Corinthians 15:1 to 4, he puts on Christ by God’s Divine baptism. (Galatians 3:27). And at the very same time the believer becomes a new creature in Christ Jesus. (II Corinthians 5:17). And at the same time he is baptized into the Body of Christ, God’s one and only true Bible Church during this age and dispensation of grace. (I Corinthians 12:13). The very same moment that the believer is crucified and dead, he is raised with Christ by the same operation of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, by the same Divine baptism. And of course, there must be a burial, if there is a death and a resurrection; and this burial takes place the very moment the believer receives Christ and Christ receives the believer. The believer is complete in Christ; and Christ is in the believer the hope of glory. (Colossians 2:10 and Colossians 1:27).
As the believer is dead with Christ and raised with Christ and seated in the heavenlies, with heavenly citizenship, he is exhorted to think of heavenly things and love heavenly things and look for the appearing of the Lord Jesus Christ. (Colossians 3:1 to 6) (Titus 2:12 to 14).
Christ was baptized in Jordan and baptized on the cross of Calvary. (Luke 3:21 and Luke 12:50). In His death baptism Christ died unto sin once. (Romans 6:10). “And He died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live into themselves but Him, Which died for them and rose again.” (II Corinthians 5:15. “He that is joined to the Lord is one Spirit.” (I Corinthians 6:17).
What is the Gospel?
Believing
Christ died, that’s HISTORY.
Believing
Christ died for YOUR sins and rose again, that’s SALVATION.
Moreover,
brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which the preached unto you, which also
ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep
in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For
I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ
died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried,
and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures. 1.
Corinthians 15:1-4
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