in christ jesus

“Each one’s work will become clear; for the Day will declare it, because it will be revealed by fire; and the fire will test each one’s work, of what sort it is. If anyone’s work which he has built on it (the one true foundation) endures, he will receive a reward. If anyone’s work is burned, he...

In the Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins (Matt 25) our Lord mentions that both the wise AND the foolish were considered “virgins” what does this imply, what makes them all virgins? They are virgins in that they have been sanctified by God, made holy and acceptable to Him through the...

“A few additional thoughts concerning the Abrahamic Covenant as mentioned in our last post under which the "Seed" is developed. Note this particular statement of Psa 50:5, "Those who have made a covenant with me." Here Jehovah intimates that those who have presented their bodies a living...

Our Covenant is: “A Covenant by Sacrifice NOT the New Covenant” From our studies thus far we have learned that the New Covenant is to become fully operational by the close of this Gospel Age, when once the Mediator (the Christ, Head and Body) is made complete, and that it is this covenant under...

What specifically does it mean to enter into a covenant with the Father, a covenant by sacrifice? “Jesus taught (Matt 7:21) that "Not everyone that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the Kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father." What is that will of the Father? Paul...

Having in our previous posts (which please see) now an understanding of what it means to be “IN Christ Jesus”, the next question naturally would be, How does one get “IN Christ Jesus” in the first place? How do we get into the body of Christ? The Apostle answers that we were baptized into...

CHRIST IN US With this thought we pass to the last of Paul's studies of our relationship to Christ. He showed that our life IN 'Christ is dependent on our having the spirit of Christ in us, for that spirit is our source of life. "If any man has not the spirit of Christ," he wrote, "he is none...

Being IN Christ Jesus was also explained by the Apostle in another series of word pictures, in the first of which the consecrated followers of the Lord are likened to members of his Body. In the twelfth chapter of the first letter to the Corinthians he used this metaphor to explain how unity in...

BEING IN JESUS CHRIST The Apostle introduced another aspect of our relationship to the Lord in the thought that we are IN him. Jesus illustrated this for us not only in the symbol of the Vine, but also in that of the Wedding Garment. The original meaning of the word translated "garment" was...

Under the thread entitled, “The "In Christ" Doctrine”, written by Robert Pate, and posted by H. Richard the writer posed the question: “How does one get “In Christ?” His reply, “All who have accepted (placed their faith in) Christ as their savior are "In Christ." Eph 1:12-13 says, "That we...