We’ve been set free from bondage to sin. We’re not ensnared or enslaved by it anymore. Sin does not rule over us. Christ rules over us now. In that freedom we have real power, real ability, and real responsibility to run hard after holiness and righteousness. 

Our Position in Christ

Union with Christ refers to the believer’s position in Christ established at conversion, experienced in all of life, and enjoyed forever. Every part of that requires unpacking. You think of the believer’s position in Christ, and this is a statement about what’s fundamental to our identity, our status, who we are.

And the reality is all of us came into this world absolutely hopeless, absolutely helpless, condemned before God, ruled by sin, and destined for everlasting death. But in his mercy, God has brought us into a whole new position. He’s brought us into Christ, where we are now justified before God, ruled by grace, and destined for everlasting life. And this is every believer’s position. This is true of every believer in Jesus Christ.

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