February 6, 2022

Our Position

Two things take happen when we become Christians.

1. We are made alive

1. What is spiritual death?

Simple answer – Sin 

• “transgression”
  • Sin is an offense against God
  • We trespassed into God’s holiness
    • Sin cast us out of his presence (the Garden of Eden)

Complexed answer – the fall of mankind

• Genesis 3
• We chose to follow selfish desires
• We turned our hearts away from God
• We were deceived into believing that we were the master of our own fate

That decision landed us getting kicked out of the presence of God.

• No longer able to be in God’s presence

He made us alive.

• He made us originally perfect

Now, through the power of the cross and the resurrection, he remakes us.

The word is, “to quicken together”

• To reanimate conjointly with
• To make one alive together 

Thought: Our first birth/creation was in the image of God.

This time we are created in the likeness of his Son, Jesus.

• Ephesians 2:10 NIV

This is done by God’s grace.

Note: perf. tense/participle (saved)

• Took place in the past
• Completed in the past
• Resulting it exits in the present
• “By grace have you been completely saved, with the present result that you are in a saved state of being”
• The unending state of being saved
  • Justified
  • Sanctified
  • Glorified

God’s mercy stepped in and changed the playing field.

• We are now restored into a new relationship with God

1. God raised us up – together

As God rose Jesus from the dead, so he has raised us from death – spiritual and ultimately physical.

This new position is in heaven, and it is in Christ Jesus.

Romans 6:3-4 NIV

We can experience our relationship with Christ now.

• We are in him…now
• We share in this inheritance…now
• Our place or position is in Christ…now

Our position has been restored.

Things have been made right for us.

Hebrews 4:14-16 NIV

This privilege is yours because you have been raised with Christ.

What grace that God would allow us to be with him.

• Walk in Christ
• Live your life because of Christ
• Enjoy the privilege of being his child

2 Corinthians 4:11-16 NIV