#In_Christ
Are
you in Christ? How and when were you in Christ?
Most,
without any hesitation, will confidently say when they believe in Him. If
that's the case, they have been told only a fraction of the truth; a fraction
of the truth taken as the whole truth becomes a heinous lie. Such have been
terribly deceived, short-changed, and defrauded. A sane man would be furiously
indignant, and demand to be told the whole truth!
Do
you care enough to recover the gospel truth? Here's a glimpse of the whole
truth of being IN CHRIST.
IN
CHRIST - behold this multifaceted jewel!
A
believer in Christ is in Christ in these different and distinct SENSES:
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He is in Christ by divine election before time
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He is in Christ by the legal purchase at the cross
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He is in Christ by the effectual calling out of his native state of sin and death
to that of grace and salvation in Jesus Christ, at a point in time between his
conception and death
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He is in Christ through his believing in the gospel of Christ, and
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He shall be in Christ by the glorious resurrection at the end of time.
The
Scriptures speak of this multifaceted truth of being in Christ.
Few
understand the richness of this blessed truth. They know and believe only one
aspect of this truth, i.e. they are in Christ through their work of believing
in Christ! This betrays an understanding of their salvation that is work based.
It
is like thinking that a deformed one-fingered hand is a normal complete
hand. Instead of having a dazzling
diamond, they have a plain glass marble.
Have
you been defrauded; is your "in Christ" a dazzling diamond or a plain
marble?
