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Jan 4, 2022 · To be "in Christ" means that God no longer sees our imperfections; He sees the righteousness of His own Son (Ephesians 2:13; Hebrews 8:12). Only "in Christ" is our sin debt cancelled, our relationship with God restored, and our eternity secured (John 3:16-18, 20:31).
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- How Should We Live Our Lives in Light of Our Identity in Christ
- Jesus Christ: The Anointed One
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- Anointed with Oil and The Holy Spirit
So Jesus Christ combines His name (Jesus) with His title (Christ), meaning Jesus, the anointed One, or Jesus, the chosen One. Jesus is His human name as announced to Mary by the angel Gabriel (Luke 1:31), and Christis His title, as the chosen, anointed Son of God. The Old Testament predicted that God would send a chosen one—the Messiah—to save the ...
At the beginning of His ministry on earth, Jesus went to the synagogue in Nazareth on the Sabbath and read the Scripture for the day. Luke says, “And when He had opened the book, He found the place where it was written: ‘The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He has anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the broken...
In the Old Testament, those who were set apart by God for positions of spiritual or political leadership were anointed with oil as a symbol of their authority. Oil was poured on the heads of priests, kings, and prophets to indicate that God had chosen them and consecrated them for the work He had given them to do. The Bible records two times that J...
- In Christ Jesus you were given grace before the world was created. Second Timothy 1:9, “He gave us grace in Christ Jesus before the ages began.”
- In Christ Jesus you were chosen by God before creation. Ephesians 1:4, “[God] chose us in [Christ] before the foundation of the world.”
- In Christ Jesus you are loved by God with an inseparable love. Romans 8:38–39, “I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
- In Christ Jesus you were redeemed and forgiven for all your sins. Ephesians 1:7, “In [Christ] we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses.”
Dec 30, 2020 · The word Christ is from the similar-sounding Greek word “ Christos,” which describes the divine Son of God, the Anointed King, and the “Messiah” who is positioned and purposed by God to be the Deliverer of all people in a way that no regular person, prophet, judge, or ruler could be (2 Samuel 7:14; Psalm 2:7).
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Oct 4, 2022 · To be “in Christ” expresses the spiritual union that a believer has with Jesus as a result of their salvation. Also called “union with Christ,” the doctrine states that Christians are identified with Jesus’ death, burial, resurrection, and ascension, which has incredible implications for now and in the future.
May 3, 2023 · What Does the Bible Say about Who I Am in Christ? Lisa Brown. Updated May 03, 2023. I hear this quite a bit from Christians, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” This is a popular Scripture taken from Philippians 4:13.
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Aug 28, 2024 · We read that being “in Christ” means that we have been a part of God’s plan from before the foundation of the world, that God thinks of us as having been with Christ during His life, death, and resurrection, that we can live and act today out of that union, and that we have a new community of faith that stems from being united with Christ.