Alithis
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Now ,to get back to the new creation ..
this new creation which GOD has made through Christ Jesus when we are buried with him by baptism intro his death.. and raised us up again that we might walk worthy of what he has done ...
what cart it do ? one thing we know it can do is nothing unless it abides in the vine (Jesus)
and one thing we know it cant fail to do is "anything" . that is, it cannot fail at anything Gods asks of it ,if it abides in Christ who said "all things are-possible to those who believe "
we speak of a positional matter .
As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our flesh and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath. But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved. And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus,
again what is the spiritual positioning of this new creation ? it is not a creature that will be raised up or might be raised up bat HAS BEEN raised up AND seated in heavenly realms WITH Christ JESUS .
when we begin to realize such things we move on from the topics of sin and the cross and having those foundations already established in us . we begin to not just know about it .but WALK in it .
the child runs about breaking rules but the matured spirit leaves the things of the milk and moves on to stand up and live as a son of the fathers house .
when i stayed at my earthly dads house .. i am not conscious of the rules of his house .. i Simpy don't break them ,i don't think about breaking them and then chose not to .i just don't .
i don't act like a servant or a child .
if i see the evening is coming on and it is going to be cold ..i go and cut the wood and get the fire lit , i don't need to get permission to do what i know needs to be done in my fathers house .
just so ,this new Creation is made a son and is made a co heir with the lord Jesus .this new creation already has the authority of his Father ... this new creation can see what needs to be done in his fathers kingdom and go Do it .
this is after all a study and reflection of what this new creation IS.
not what it is not or should not be .
the word of God says that it is by unbelief that promises are not entered into .
so we need to renew our minds and bring every thought and imagination into submission UNDER the knowledge of Christ.
that is difficult to do if we don't know what it is Christ has done for us .
he has made us a new creation
if we have been buried into his death by water baptism and died to the old life which ran around fulfilling what ever evil desire the flesh desired serving it relentlessly as a slave .
when we are buried into the death of Christ we lay that being down in death. even the death of the cross - and we leave him there .
that is repentance ..changing our mind so that our mind is set to no longer follow that old fleshly creature .
and we are raised up unto NEWNESS of LIFE in Christ JESUS, a NEW creation in CHRIST .. ,and HIS spirit comes and indwells us .that is how we can say it is no longer i who lives but Christ that lives in me . because the Holy Spirit of Christ Jesus comes into us .(if this has not occurred then you are not born again of the Spirit,if that is the case then "ASK" )
And so it is i consider and reflect and look into the scriptures to see what exactly it is the Lord Jesus has accomplished for us on the cross and what is expected of a SON .
for one thing he said ..ALL authority is given me in heaven AND on earth.. and then it is written we are made co-heir WITH HIM.. thus ALL authority is given unto us also ..for if we are co heirs then we are co-hoers in all he has inherited in the heavens .
it is not about knowing about power but recognizing what he has made when he has made this new creation.
it is both exciting and astounding .. no wonder we can lay hands on the sick and they shall recover .. -we have ALL Christ Jesus has.
this new creation which GOD has made through Christ Jesus when we are buried with him by baptism intro his death.. and raised us up again that we might walk worthy of what he has done ...
what cart it do ? one thing we know it can do is nothing unless it abides in the vine (Jesus)
and one thing we know it cant fail to do is "anything" . that is, it cannot fail at anything Gods asks of it ,if it abides in Christ who said "all things are-possible to those who believe "
we speak of a positional matter .
As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our flesh and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath. But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved. And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus,
again what is the spiritual positioning of this new creation ? it is not a creature that will be raised up or might be raised up bat HAS BEEN raised up AND seated in heavenly realms WITH Christ JESUS .
when we begin to realize such things we move on from the topics of sin and the cross and having those foundations already established in us . we begin to not just know about it .but WALK in it .
the child runs about breaking rules but the matured spirit leaves the things of the milk and moves on to stand up and live as a son of the fathers house .
when i stayed at my earthly dads house .. i am not conscious of the rules of his house .. i Simpy don't break them ,i don't think about breaking them and then chose not to .i just don't .
i don't act like a servant or a child .
if i see the evening is coming on and it is going to be cold ..i go and cut the wood and get the fire lit , i don't need to get permission to do what i know needs to be done in my fathers house .
just so ,this new Creation is made a son and is made a co heir with the lord Jesus .this new creation already has the authority of his Father ... this new creation can see what needs to be done in his fathers kingdom and go Do it .
this is after all a study and reflection of what this new creation IS.
not what it is not or should not be .
the word of God says that it is by unbelief that promises are not entered into .
so we need to renew our minds and bring every thought and imagination into submission UNDER the knowledge of Christ.
that is difficult to do if we don't know what it is Christ has done for us .
he has made us a new creation
if we have been buried into his death by water baptism and died to the old life which ran around fulfilling what ever evil desire the flesh desired serving it relentlessly as a slave .
when we are buried into the death of Christ we lay that being down in death. even the death of the cross - and we leave him there .
that is repentance ..changing our mind so that our mind is set to no longer follow that old fleshly creature .
and we are raised up unto NEWNESS of LIFE in Christ JESUS, a NEW creation in CHRIST .. ,and HIS spirit comes and indwells us .that is how we can say it is no longer i who lives but Christ that lives in me . because the Holy Spirit of Christ Jesus comes into us .(if this has not occurred then you are not born again of the Spirit,if that is the case then "ASK" )
And so it is i consider and reflect and look into the scriptures to see what exactly it is the Lord Jesus has accomplished for us on the cross and what is expected of a SON .
for one thing he said ..ALL authority is given me in heaven AND on earth.. and then it is written we are made co-heir WITH HIM.. thus ALL authority is given unto us also ..for if we are co heirs then we are co-hoers in all he has inherited in the heavens .
it is not about knowing about power but recognizing what he has made when he has made this new creation.
it is both exciting and astounding .. no wonder we can lay hands on the sick and they shall recover .. -we have ALL Christ Jesus has.