Your real identity in Christ.

[Kidron]

We've been discussing our rights as "joint heirs" with Jesus within the family of God, within the Kingdom of God, where we operate "in Christ" by faith.
We have also been discussing our entitlement to the blessings of our Father Abraham which is our inheritance as Saints in Light. (Deut 28:1-13) (Romans 4:11)

Let me break all this down as a Sunday school lesson, as this is being given to you on Sunday.
Happy Sunday everyone, be blessed:yes

Saints...we have "rights" and "entitlements", based on the fact that we are now become the Sons of God, uniquely restored to this position by our "in Christ" born again status which establishes us forever as "joint heirs" WITH Christ.
Now do you see the word "Heir"?
Do you see the word "Christ"?
That's your position..
YOURS.!!
It does not get any higher in position within the family of God, then to be an "heir" who is equal with the Son of God.
See...regarding our position "in Christ", we are co-owners of all that Christ possesses, as we are "joint heirs",.... that is to say "co-possesors" of all he has.
And what does he have?.......He has everything, as he is God and God possesses all "things which were created by Christ"...(Colossians 1:16)
Saint, all this is our inheritance position within the family of God, within the Kingdom of God, based on being reestablished through Christ as SONS of God.

Now notice this that im about to show you, as it will help you to understand your position in the family of God as a co-owner and heir of all that Jesus has and all that Jesus is..
Ephesians 2:6....."And he has raised us up , and made us sit in heavenly placed "in Christ".
Now, do you realize what this scripture is showing you?
It is identifying you completely with Christ, because its literally you who is seated in this position in heaven.
Now, Get that...
Grab a hold of this scripture so that you can understand your position in the family of God is so exactly identified with Jesus's exact position, that God has said you are right now.... raised up..... just as Christ was raised from the dead, and you are seated right now next to God, just as Jesus is also.
Do you see it?
Thats YOU.
God through Paul said you are "raised up", just as Jesus was raised up from the dead.
And also....
"and made Us, YOU,..."sit together in heavenly places"".
Now do you realize what this is showing you?
Its describing that YOU and CHRIST are both sitting at the right hand of the Father, right now.
Now, get all that....
Grab a hold of this scripture so that you can understand your position in the family of God is so exactly identified with Jesus's position, that God has said you are right now "raised up" as Christ was raised from the dead, and you are "seated right NOW in heavenly places", just as Jesus is also.
Do you see it?
Thats YOU.
Thats YOUR POSITION in the Family of God.
"raised up and seated".....Just like Jesus is raised from the dead and now is seated at the right hand of the Father..
That is what your salvation has also done for you, as well as forgiven you your sins.
Salvation has reestablished your position in the family of God, as the same as Christ's.
You are in him, he is in you, and both are in the Father as ONE.

Saint....now look very closely at this scripture::::

John 17:22, ....Jesus speaking......."and the Glory which thou (God) gavest me >I have given THEM<;, that they may be one, even as we are one.".
Now do you see that?
Jesus is explaining to you that his "glory", his very essence and his power and position, he has given to you.
Its YOURS, right now.
Thats YOU.

Now, do you begin to see your real blood bought position in the family of God?
Then REJOICE.
Hallelujah !!
Do you see now that you are not just forgiven, but you are given such an exalted position in God's family that Jesus himself said he gives you HIS "glory".
HIS "glory"!!!!.
Its YOURS as he said he gave it to you.
Thats your position in the family of God.

Saint, study the scriptures im giving you....seize the revelation.....and REJOICE to understand who you have become In Christ, and now exist forever as, in God's family.
Grasp the esteem with which you are honored by God to have because of the depth of the riches of the Grace of God that has been poured out on you because of what Jesus died to provide for you.
Its AMAZING !!
You have not just been forgiven, you have been completely restored back to such a high position in the family of God, as to be called an "heir" with Christ and Son of God..
And if you can grab this truth....if you can realize yourself as God has reestablished you to be, then you will be able to have faith based influence for him, based on your knowledge of who you are in him...,."in Christ".
You will be able to know him in a different light, as you realize that exactly how he sees you, is how you are to see yourself..
And in this, you can come to understand all you have access to, and why, regarding the power of Christ, the provision of God, and the blessings of God.
You will be able to receive from God all he has for your life and your ministry because you understand your position in his family and the authority it gives you in this dark world.

Saint, you right now have exactly the same rights, entitlements, power, and authority, as Jesus.
You have been reestablished as a Son of God to have all this, based on your born again restoration within the family of God, within the Kingdom of God.
This is what Jesus has died to provide you, as this is what being forgiven and born again provides for you.
Its all YOURS, its all done.........its finished.........you've been restored and reestablished as a Saint with the authority of Christ, "in Christ".
And you are to walk in this position of authority in this earth, just as Christ did, using all that God has which is yours by right of inheritance based on your born again position "in Christ"..
Thats your Salvation, that you are to "work out".......and to work it out is to come to the understanding of who you are "in Christ"
Salvation and atonement is so deep, its so rich, its so wide, its so powerful, its so complete in its restoration of you back to your rightful position as a Son of God , that your bible identifies you as "bone of his bone, and flesh of his flesh".....Ephesians 5:30
That is you and Christ.........the same............"one".
Isnt it remarkable what God has done for us?
Get the revelation of who you are in the family of God, as "in Christ and Christ in you" IS your eternal identity, your status, and your position within the family of God.
God has identified you completely with Christ, as if he is you and you are him.
And this is why Paul says that..... "it is not he that liveth, but Christ who liveth in him".....Galations 2:20.
This is who you are...,according to God., and this is the "excellency of the knowledge of Christ", which is to know what he has done for you, and recreated you to be, so that you can do for him with your life what he died to do for us all.
Rejoice. !!




K

 

[FrMattCH]

Kidron,
That was great! Listen, I wish more people understood how much Jesus loves them and what that means to be loved by Christ. Think of it as a checking account with no limit or fiduciary restraint made payable to you. The catch is that you have to confess to Jesus Christ that you know with all certainty that it is true.
God bless,
Father Matt

 

[Kidron]

Kidron,
That was great! Listen, I wish more people understood how much Jesus loves them and what that means to be loved by Christ. Think of it as a checking account with no limit or fiduciary restraint made payable to you. The catch is that you have to confess to Jesus Christ that you know with all certainty that it is true.
God bless,
Father Matt

Hey Father Matt.

Thanx for stopping by my Thread.

Your analogy regarding our "riches in Glory" as a heavenly bank account is a good thought.
And of course God blesses us so that we can be a blessing.
We bless others as this is Christ in us sending out his love through us.

It could also be said that the blood of Jesus, is also a type of heavenly bank account that keeps giving us withdrawals every time we sin.
We sin, and the grace of God, that heavenly bank account, just keeps on PAYING for our sins.





K

 

[FrMattCH]

K,
This is so true. I appreciate the spiritual maturity in your post.

 

[Kidron]

K,
This is so true. I appreciate the spiritual maturity in your post.

God is so good......



be blessed,




K

 

[tim-from-pa]

Very well done! It's good to see there's some people who understand one's position in Christ and it's not about "dying and going to heaven" as perhaps some sort of eternally grateful servant playing harps or whatever.

The Christian's role is to rule and reign with Christ, and to be priests before God. And yes, God the Father does see the believer as equal with Christ, a doctrine I've been chastised about already for deifying the believer. But we are higher than the angels --- a title that only God can claim.

Just for the record, as marvellous as this great inheritance is, salvation of mankind does not stop there. The Church are the firstfruits, symbolized by the Pentecost feast. There's other feasts yet to come. There's the millennium and there's the Great White Throne Judgement yet.

 

[sesantek]

Yes we are seated in Christ Jesus...We are a city set on the hills... We a stars set in the firmament of heaven to bring light unto the earth (Genesis 1:16 and 17).

Up there is our position. We have to make this count on the inside of us.

 

[Kidron]

Very well done! It's good to see there's some people who understand one's position in Christ and it's not about "dying and going to heaven" as perhaps some sort of eternally grateful servant playing harps or whatever.

The Christian's role is to rule and reign with Christ, and to be priests before God. And yes, God the Father does see the believer as equal with Christ,

Yes, we do now belong to The Kingdom of Light, possess a new eternal birthright, and occupy a new familial position,... "in Christ".
We are to understand and act upon our authority as this empowers our ministry, our lives, and our Faith.
There is a reason the bible says that believers are "Priests".

Many Christians today, have not firmly been grounded (if at all) in the doctrinal revelation of who they are in God's family..."in Christ", and this leads many of them towards the false belief that they are exactly the same as they were before they were saved, yet, saved.
Many actually believe that the only change that has happened to them, is that they have been forgiven.
They maintain a life damaging nonscriptural belief system,.. A concept that, "well, if I was sick and poor before i was saved, then that is what i'll always have".
Many of them will actually deny their right of abundant life that Jesus said he came to give to them, and instead will claim a life of poverty or even sickness as the "will of God" for themselves.
The have not understood that Salvation, is a complete and total restoration of their high ranking position in God's family, and with this restored position they have access to all God is, all God has, and all God can do, in us, for us, and through us.

The fact is, when a person is born again, everything changes.
We have become birthed into the Kingdom of God which is a kingdom that does not have in its domain, sickness or poverty.
We have become a totally new entity , a "new creature", in Christ.
We have become the co-owners of all that Christ owns, as we are become "joint heirs".
We now have literal rights as God's family members that allow us access by faith to the very supernatural power of Christ to change wrongs, (or devil imputed circumstances) on our behalf, and on the behalf of others.
We as believers have been authorized on the behalf of the Christ who is in us, to do the very work of God, exactly as Christ did it when he was here, by Faith..




K

 

[Kidron]

Yes we are seated in Christ Jesus...We are a city set on the hills... We a stars set in the firmament of heaven to bring light unto the earth (Genesis 1:16 and 17).

Up there is our position. We have to make this count on the inside of us.

Amen, brother....:

 

[HeisReal]

K, you have made my day! I was maybe a little past the "God's forgiven me for my past sins, and I'll see him in heaven one day" mentality with being saved. I also see how I hvae MUCH to learn. God bless!

 

[reba]

Yes we are seated in Christ Jesus...We are a city set on the hills... We a stars set in the firmament of heaven to bring light unto the earth (Genesis 1:16 and 17).

Up there is our position. We have to make this count on the inside of us.

Psa 2:6 Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.
Psa 9:11 Sing praises to the LORD, which dwelleth in Zion: declare among the people his doings.
Psa 102:16 When the LORD shall build up Zion, he shall appear in his glory.

Isa 28:16 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.

Heb 12:22 But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,

 

[Kidron]

K, you have made my day! I was maybe a little past the "God's forgiven me for my past sins, and I'll see him in heaven one day" mentality with being saved. I also see how I hvae MUCH to learn. God bless!

Amen.

The God of all creation has redeemed us through his Son.
He has placed us positionally and literally within a NEW KINGDOM, the Kingdom of Heaven.
And within this Kingdom, there is no sickness, no poverty, and you have full and eternal access to all that God has, all that God is, and all that God can do.
He has given us HIS righteousness by new birth and we wear it eternally as Sons/Daughters of God.
We are Royally Robed in the very blood of Christ who IS Eternal Life....(1st John 5:11)

The God of all creation has put his very Spirit within you, who IS Christ, and seated YOU "in Christ" in heavenly places right next to the throne of God.
You are a God birthed citizen of Heaven who is living on earth for a little while longer.
Everything that Christ is, you are, you are his power, his glory, his redemption, his healing, his blessing.......as CHRIST IN YOU is not only the hope of Glory, but you "In CHRIST" has become the new you......or as Paul said...."it is no longer i who live, but Christ who liveth IN ME".......And you are now a NEW CREATURE, a New CREATION, a SON of GOD, a Child of Light.

God has authorized you to be his voice and to execute his life changing power in the world, and we are to use his mighty power through Faith, to bring his Light and His Grace and his blessings and his Redemption where-ever we go.

As Jesus IS, so are WE in this world.
That is our Royally redeemed position, and that is why God has put his Son INSIDE YOU, so that you are through Christ able to do God's will, and his work, as your lifestyle, as your reason to exist.




be blessed,



K
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