Our Position in Christ

“Therefore if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth. For you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with Him in glory.” Colossians 3:1-4

The first five chapters of Romans overflow with the great Bible doctrine of justification by faith which is the foundation of our salvation. Through the cross we have been declared righteous, and we have been changed from our former relationship of enmity with God to friendship with God.

In Romans 6 Paul introduces a new truth which the believer must embrace by faith and apply if he is to experience a growing, victorious Christian life. It is the principle of identification, and affirming its meaning and relevance is the first step to becoming more than a conqueror through Jesus Christ (Rom. 8:37). Identification means that we have been identified or placed by God into Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection. In God’s eye and mind your sin was on the cross with Jesus.

That’s not all. You were also raised with Christ (Eph. 2:6). Jesus’ resurrection includes us because of our union with Him. This fact is just as certain as justification and reconciliation. To experience its reality, you must simply believe what the Bible says: You are crucified and risen with Christ (Rom. 6:4). Your role is to reckon or count it as done (Rom. 6:11).

“But by His doing you are in Christ Jesus...”
1 Corinthians 1:30