Since I am in Christ

[rizen1]

Since I am in Christ:

by Neil T. Anderson


by the grace of God I have been justified--completely forgiven and made righteous. Romans 5:1

I died with Christ and died to the power of sin's rule over my life. Romans 6:1-6

I am free forever from condemnation. Romans 8:1

I have been placed into Christ by God's doing. 1 Corinthians 1:30

I have received the Spirit of God into my life that I might know the things freely given to me by God. 1 Corinthians 2:12

I have been given the mind of Christ. 1 Corinthians 2:16

I have been bought with a price; I am not my own; I belong to God. 1 Corinthians 6:19-20

I have been established, anointed and sealed by God in Christ, and I have been given the Holy Spirit as a pledge guaranteeing my inheritance to come. 2 Corinthians 1:21; Ephesians 1:13-14

Since I have died, I no longer live for myself, but for Christ. 2 Corinthians 5:14-15

I have been made righteous. 2 Corinthians 5:21

I have been crucified with Christ and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. The life I am now living is Christ's life. Galatians 2:20

I have been blessed with every spiritual blessing. Ephesians 1:3

I was chosen in Christ before the foundation of the world to be holy and am without blame before Him. Ephesians 1:4

I was predestined--determined by God--to be adopted as God's son. Ephesians 1:5

I have been redeemed and forgiven, and I am a recipient of His lavish grace. Ephesians 1:8

I have been made alive together with Christ. Ephesians 2:5

I have been raised up and seated with Christ in heaven. Ephesians 2:6

I have direct access to God through the Spirit. Ephesians 2:18

I may approach God with boldness, freedom and confidence. Ephesians 3:12

I have been rescued from the domain of satan's rule and transferred to the kingdom of Christ. Colossians 1:13

I have been redeemed and forgiven of all my sins. The debt against me has been cancelled. Colossians 1:14

Christ Himself is in me. Colossians 1:27

I am firmly rooted in Christ and am now being built in Him. Colossians 2:7

I have been spiritually circumcised. My old unregenerate nature has been removed. Colossians 2:11

I have been made complete in Christ. Colossians 2:10

I have been buried, raised and made alive with Christ. Colossians 2:12-13

I died with Christ and I have been raised up with Christ. My life is now hidden with Christ in God. Christ is now my life. Colossians 3:1-4

I have been given a spirit of power, love and self-discipline. 2 Timothy 1:7

I have been saved and set apart according to God's doing. 2 Timothy 1:9; Titus 3:5
Because I am sanctified and am one with the Sanctifier, He is not ashamed to call me brother. Hebrews 2:11

I have the right to come boldly before the throne of God to find mercy and grace in time of need. Hebrews 4:16

I have been given exceedingly great and precious promises by God by which I am a partaker of God's divine nature. 2 Peter 1:4

 

[redfox]

thank you rizen1! I am printing that out and pocketing it... WOW! that is brilliant.

I plan to memorise all that scripture.

Such an encouragement to know the truths that God has spoken over us from his word.

Love Jack

 

[ImmanuelWithUs]

Beautiful! Thank you!

 

[rizen1]

God bless you both.

We serve a mighty God.

 

[Br. Bear]

Yes,

these Scriptures tell us what and who we are in Christ by God's grace and love.

It is good to really look at all these and ask the Lord to help your memory with them.
So often through our time here as Christians, we come against all sorts of accusations from that liar and thief who would destroy if he could, the devil, the serpent...the father of lies. So allow the Lord to teach you these verses... to have them written upon your heart and mind....

Without Christ I am nothing.....

BUT,

with Him....

I am all these things and much, much more, and all who believe, you included dear reader, share in these riches with Him who loves us.

Bless you ...><>

Br. Bear

and thank you sister Rizen1 for sharing these for us to be brought into rememberance of who we ARE in Christ Jesus the Lord.... bless you.

 

[spirit1st]

I would Also add we have the first fruits of His Spirit and more within our New Creature , Our spirit Once born of GOD !

Rom_8:23 And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit

Rom_6:22 But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.


Gal 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
Gal 5:23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.


Those are the Fruits He puts in our New Creature that is Made like The Last Adam , Our Lord JESUS CHRIST!


2Co_5:17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
Gal_6:15 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature.

Rom 8:29 For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.

Pe_1:3 According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:

We have Everything in our New spirit we will ever need , to be More than conquerors and Overcomers ! The thing is to walk and live Enough though our Spirit to Hear and Do the works He called each us of Too ! We All Like our LORD JESUS in our Spirit ! Just some are More Mature Spiritually than others ! That does Not make us More or LESS!

But we Do Need to lift Each other Up and Not tear each other down !

Listen Once we Forgives us . It gone from his mind ! Only satan will remind us and try to get us to dwell on those mistakes !
And satan Will use others to try and tear us down !

It really bothers me to see Brothers and Sisters saying things to hurt others , when it Not in LOVE ! i expect it from the World , but not from Family in the LORD !

There is some very wonderful Christians on this Site 1 with Much Love and Good scriptures and Testimonies to share ! Bless all on this site who only want too please our Lord Jesus ! In the mighty Name of our LORD JESUS CHRIST! Thank YOU LORD!

 

[Kenzie]

oh my gosh this is so awesome, =]

 

[DutchChristian]

******** this is so awesome, =]

Please watch your words!

 

[Brother Paul]

We are all so blessed. Thank you Lord Jesus,,,

Brother Paul

 

[Tommy061]

I dont see much shared about mans part in the redemption process! Where is repentance unto life? Where is doing the righteous deeds of faith?

Unrighteous deception
2 Th 2:10 nd with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
2 Th 2:11 nd for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie,
2 Th 2:12 hat they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

When the truth is presented to the church people today, they will either stop, think, or reason in their minds where they stand with God. They will think deeply about where they will spend eternity and go and seek the truth at all cost. But they refuse sound doctrine, and refuse to love anything besides their own misplaced conceived notions about Jesus Christ, why He came to earth as God, and died to set them free from the bondages of sin and the corrupt ways of the world.
They love the lie, because it asks them to do nothing, to do nothing to prove their heart is real before God, not perfect, but in perfect submission to His will and word.
But sad to say the strong delusion is everywhere today, and many who think they are saved by some provision that was never made are still under this delusion, and refuse to examine themselves to be sure they are in the faith, thus leading them down the wide road to destruction, loving the lie that declares them a poor, helpless sinner after they say the sinners prayer, and think they are right with God.
They fall for every wind of doctrine, being led into a ditch by many well-meaning, and not so well meaning so called bible scholars who think they are safe, secure, and in the truth, when in reality they too are under the strong delusion, God promised to send to those who persist in the lie, making it virtually impossible for them to escape the snare of the father of lies! May they wake up, Come to love the truth, by counting the great cost of coming clean before God, loving His truth, and standing fast in it!

 

[Greatness4life]

I dont see much shared about mans part in the redemption process! Where is repentance unto life? Where is doing the righteous deeds of faith?

Unrighteous deception
2 Th 2:10 nd with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
2 Th 2:11 nd for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie,
2 Th 2:12 hat they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

When the truth is presented to the church people today, they will either stop, think, or reason in their minds where they stand with God. They will think deeply about where they will spend eternity and go and seek the truth at all cost. But they refuse sound doctrine, and refuse to love anything besides their own misplaced conceived notions about Jesus Christ, why He came to earth as God, and died to set them free from the bondages of sin and the corrupt ways of the world.
They love the lie, because it asks them to do nothing, to do nothing to prove their heart is real before God, not perfect, but in perfect submission to His will and word.
But sad to say the strong delusion is everywhere today, and many who think they are saved by some provision that was never made are still under this delusion, and refuse to examine themselves to be sure they are in the faith, thus leading them down the wide road to destruction, loving the lie that declares them a poor, helpless sinner after they say the sinners prayer, and think they are right with God.
They fall for every wind of doctrine, being led into a ditch by many well-meaning, and not so well meaning so called bible scholars who think they are safe, secure, and in the truth, when in reality they too are under the strong delusion, God promised to send to those who persist in the lie, making it virtually impossible for them to escape the snare of the father of lies! May they wake up, Come to love the truth, by counting the great cost of coming clean before God, loving His truth, and standing fast in it!

You may need to read the topic all over again...the message is for "those who are in Christ" not those who has never turned to Christ for Salvation, wallowing in their sins.

Let's always look and read what our brothers and sisters posted or post with the Spirit of Love not with veils of our "religiousness"

Grace and Peace

 

[anya]

John 15
I AM THE TRUE VINE
1 I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. 2 Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. 3 Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you. 4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. 5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. 6 If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned. 7 If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. 8 Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples. 9 As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love. 10 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love. 11 These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy may be made full.

I find it interesting that Jesus says "Every branch in IN ME that beareth not fruit He taketh away,..." May we continually abide in Him that we may be fruitful and not be found wanting. All those promises are ours but only if we are found in Him.

Great post Sister.

anya

 

[Dovegiven]

The part of man probably most cherished by God is the scripture part listed in the OP, "I have the right to come boldly before the throne of God to find mercy and grace in time of need."

I have that right because the grace of God enabled me to employ His grace by exercising faith in the words of Jesus. But do I exercise that promise? I have a right to vote for my chice of political leadership. But do I go to the poll to vote? Well, how much faith do I have in the word of God enough to act upon that? To date I have not met more than a couple Christians actually believing they have a "right" to impose upon the court-presence of God in expectation of any positive benefit issued from His throne. Yet His children through Christ Jesus have full access. Do we use that access? If not, is it because of a lack of confidence of such an access? Our part in His plan is in the right answers to the above questions. The answers are listed in the OP above. Blessings without bounds upon all who believe the promises of God in Christ.

 

[Johnlove]

A Child of God does not sin.


(1 John 3:9-10) “No one who is a child of God sins because God's seed remains in him. Nor can he sin, because he is a child of God. This is what distinguishes the children of God from the children of the devil: whoever does not live uprightly and does not love his brother is not from God.”

 

[rizen1]

I am free forever from condemnation. Romans 8:1

 

[Johnlove]

I am free forever from condemnation. Romans 8:1

Yes that is true for those who are in Christ.


Let us take a look at who it is that is in Christ.


(1 John 2:6) “But if anyone obeys his word, God’s love is truly made complete in him. This is how we know we are in him: Whoever claims to live in him must walk as Jesus did”


Jesus did not sin and to walk as Jesus walked one can’t sin.


(Romans 8:1-5) “Thus, condemnation will never come to those who are in Christ Jesus, because the law of the Spirit which gives life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and death. What the Law could not do because of the weakness of human nature, God did, sending his own Son in the same human nature as any sinner to be a sacrifice for sin, and condemning sin in that human nature. This was so that the Law's requirements might be fully satisfied in us as we direct our lives not by our natural inclinations but by the Spirit. Those who are living by their natural inclinations have their minds on the things human nature desires; those who live in the Spirit have their minds on spiritual things


Notice also Paul explained how it is that God made it possible for his people to not sin.


If one directs his or her lives not by our natural inclinations but by the Holy Spirit’s inclinations.


(1 John 3:9-10) “No one who is a child of God sins because God's seed remains in him. Nor can he sin, because he is a child of God. This is what distinguishes the children of God from the children of the devil: whoever does not live uprightly and does not love his brother is not from God”



(1 John 3: 5 - 6) “Now you know that He appeared in order to abolish sin, and that in Him there is no sin; anyone who lives in God does not sin, and anyone who sins has never seen Him or known Him.”