by Cliff Gardner
I, in Adam, (sin) was poured into Jesus when He took me, the sinner, into His
person—Him, and was identified to God as me, the sinner.
I, in Christ, was crucified in Him (Him as me) on the cross of Calvary that day.
As Jesus’ blood drained from His body, it was being shed for me, as me. The sacrifice of Jesus’ blood was finally the perfect sacrifice for sin that would not need to be done ever again. It was complete! Jesus’ blood went way beyond covering my sin, as did the animal sacrifices under the Old Testament Law. His blood removed my sin! In actuality, His blood redeemed me out from under the law of sin and death.
I, in Christ, Who was the second (perfect) Adam, died that day to who I was.
I was sin, in the first Adam (my human forefather) who disobeyed God and chose to eat the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden.
I, in Christ, was buried and taken to the second death, hell.
I, in Christ, was not left in hell, but was given new life out of death by the working of God’s mighty power in Christ that is greater than sin death and the grave. The old “me” just “cleansed” from my sin and death was not revived. Rather, because “I, the sinner” was actually taken to death in Christ.
“I” in Christ’s resurrection was reborn as brand new creation in Christ. All old identities in sin and self are gone. They have “passed away!” My new identity has to do with Jesus, not who I was in the flesh of Adam. I now have a new spiritual Father, God, and a brand new history!
I am now dead to the past, and my old spiritual father in Adam, Satan.
I, in Christ, arose from the dead, never to die spiritually again. The only aspect of death that I will have to face is in the body of the flesh.
I, in Christ, am already seated in Heavenly places (the “Heavenlies”).
I, in Christ, am left here on earth to “know Him” (Christ), in me.
The apostle Paul said it so succinctly:
“That I might know Him, and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being made conformable to His death: if by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead” (Phil. 3:10-11). This will be brought to reality in my life as I yield my mind to the Holy Spirit’s revelation of the mystery of Jesus Christ in me, through me, as me, as my only life unto God that glorifies Him
(Col 1:26-27)!
I, in Adam, (sin) was poured into Jesus when He took me, the sinner, into His
person—Him, and was identified to God as me, the sinner.
I, in Christ, was crucified in Him (Him as me) on the cross of Calvary that day.
As Jesus’ blood drained from His body, it was being shed for me, as me. The sacrifice of Jesus’ blood was finally the perfect sacrifice for sin that would not need to be done ever again. It was complete! Jesus’ blood went way beyond covering my sin, as did the animal sacrifices under the Old Testament Law. His blood removed my sin! In actuality, His blood redeemed me out from under the law of sin and death.
I, in Christ, Who was the second (perfect) Adam, died that day to who I was.
I was sin, in the first Adam (my human forefather) who disobeyed God and chose to eat the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden.
I, in Christ, was buried and taken to the second death, hell.
I, in Christ, was not left in hell, but was given new life out of death by the working of God’s mighty power in Christ that is greater than sin death and the grave. The old “me” just “cleansed” from my sin and death was not revived. Rather, because “I, the sinner” was actually taken to death in Christ.
“I” in Christ’s resurrection was reborn as brand new creation in Christ. All old identities in sin and self are gone. They have “passed away!” My new identity has to do with Jesus, not who I was in the flesh of Adam. I now have a new spiritual Father, God, and a brand new history!
I am now dead to the past, and my old spiritual father in Adam, Satan.
I, in Christ, arose from the dead, never to die spiritually again. The only aspect of death that I will have to face is in the body of the flesh.
I, in Christ, am already seated in Heavenly places (the “Heavenlies”).
I, in Christ, am left here on earth to “know Him” (Christ), in me.
The apostle Paul said it so succinctly:
“That I might know Him, and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being made conformable to His death: if by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead” (Phil. 3:10-11). This will be brought to reality in my life as I yield my mind to the Holy Spirit’s revelation of the mystery of Jesus Christ in me, through me, as me, as my only life unto God that glorifies Him
(Col 1:26-27)!