I’m baptised into Christ, Christ is fed into me

It’s important to rightly relate these truths – ‘I am in Christ’ and ‘Christ is in me’ (see this older post and this one). If I put “Christ in me” first then I fall for a Catholic doctrine of infusion.  God infuses His grace into me so that I begin to live the righteous life.  [...]

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The good news of being condemned already

John 3:18 is emphatic – humanity is condemned already for its unbelief in Jesus.  The verdict is already handed down, the sentence is already passed, the human race is already lost.  The gavel has fallen, court is adjourned.  There’s no higher Judge, no appeals process, no loopholes, no going back, no ifs, no buts.  Condemned.  [...]

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Why does faith save?

Why is it that faith saves?  What’s so special about faith that it brings such benefits? Because here’s how the whole deal is usually set up: First we insist that God does not save us by our works.  No sir, we believe in ‘justification by faith alone.’  Therefore it’s not that God is armed with [...]

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How righteous?

This righteous .

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I in Christ, Christ in me

You who were baptised into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ  (Gal 3:27) I am again in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in you  (Gal 4:19) Christ put on me Christ formed in me . Christ surrounding me Christ birthed in me . Christ already Christ progressing . Christ: My status Christ: [...]

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