“But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof” – Romans 13:14 LIGHT FOR NOW: Union with Christ is not hidden from our daily conduct. The Christ we are united with must become visible in the way we think, speak, behave, and relate withContinueContinue reading “OUR UNION WITH CHRIST (9)”
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OUR UNION WITH CHRIST (8)
“My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you” – Galatians 4:19 LIGHT FOR NOW: Union with Christ is not only about where the believer is positioned; it is also about what that union produces in the believer. Christ in us must increasingly become Christ expressed through us.ContinueContinue reading “OUR UNION WITH CHRIST (8)”
OUR UNION WITH CHRIST (7)
“Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine…” – John 15:4 LIGHT FOR NOW: Union with Christ is not merely a doctrine to understand; it is a life to continually express. The believer bears fruit by remaining consciously dependent on Christ, theContinueContinue reading “OUR UNION WITH CHRIST (7)”
OUR UNION WITH CHRIST (6)
“For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God” – Colossians 3:3 LIGHT FOR NOW: Union with Christ gives the believer a new source and a new security. Your true life is no longer defined merely by what is visible around you; it is hidden with Christ in God. Paul makesContinueContinue reading “OUR UNION WITH CHRIST (6)”
OUR UNION WITH CHRIST (5)
“And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus” – Ephesians 2:6 LIGHT FOR NOW: Union with Christ does not only change where we came from; it changes where we stand. In Christ, the believer has been raised from spiritual death and given a new position inContinueContinue reading “OUR UNION WITH CHRIST (5)”
OUR UNION WITH CHRIST (4)
“Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord” – Romans 6:11 LIGHT FOR NOW: Union with Christ changes the believer’s relationship with sin. Sin may still present temptation, but it no longer has the right to define or dominate the believer who isContinueContinue reading “OUR UNION WITH CHRIST (4)”
