TEACH THEM TO OBEY - LESSON SIX

I HAVE IDENTIFIED WITH CHRIST

Identification with Christ refers to the fact that believers participated in the crucifixion, death, burial, resurrection, ascension and seating at the Father’s right hand. God is not limited by time so in eternity past, He regarded every human who would come into union with Christ as being in Him participating in His death, resurrection and so on. (analogy: Levi was in Abraham – Heb 7:4-10). When we identified with Christ, He became our Substitute in order to secure our redemption from the kingdom of Satan.

Six Steps in Man’s Identification with Christ

1.      I was crucified with Christ – Gal 2:20, Rom 6:6

a.       Christ did not need to be crucified, but he was crucified on the cross on our behalf

b.      We identified with Him on the cross; He was our Substitute

2.      I died with Christ – Rom 6:5-8

a.       Christ did not need to die physically, but he died because we had to die with Him

b.      We identified with Christ in His death and he became our Substitute

3.      I was buried with Christ – Rom 6:4, Col 2:12

1. The spirit of Christ went to hell with us and He paid the penalty on our behalf
2. We suffered the punishment of hell through identification with Christ, so we are free to go to heaven.

4.      I was made alive with Christ – Col 2:13-15, Eph 2:5

a.       Christ did not need to be made alive because He is life; but he did because we identified with him

b.      We conformed to him when he was made alive. Whatever Christ is, we have become.

c.       We have therefore received the Life of God, just like Christ.

5.      I was raised with Christ – Eph 2:6

a.       Christ overcame the powers of darkness and rose up with us. We identify with Christ in His victory over Satan.

b.      When Christ stripped Satan of his authority, it was as though we had done it.

c.        All authority was given to Christ and it is also ours – Matt 28:18-20

6.      I was seated with Christ – Eph 1:20-23, Eph 2:6

1. We are seated with Christ in the heavenly realms
2. God has legally put all things under His feet (His Body, the Church) in His Resurrection.
3. Through his death and resurrection, Christ was exalted and given a Name above all names – Phil 2:8-11
4. Because we are seated with Christ, we reign as kings on earth from above, and all our enemies (sin, sickness, poverty, etc) are under our feet. – Rom 5:17

CONFESSION: I am in Christ; He died for me, and I am whoever He is; what he can do I can do.

PRAYER: I pray for the grace to live like Christ and to do what He is doing

SCRIPTURE TO MEMORISE BEFORE NEXT LESSON: Rom 5:17

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