Are You in Adam or in Christ? - Believing

Jesus died once and for all the sin of the world. (Heb 7:27) There is no more need of sacrifice. The only thing lacking is YOUR belief. Remember that you cannot see the Kingdom unless and until you are born from above. When you believe in your heart and you say, “Yes, I trust you, Lord to forgive my sin, and bring my spirit to life”, then you begin to understand. You begin to perceive the Kingdom of God.

YOU speak to God,

Yes you can. He will hear.

It was His idea to save you in the first place. Every other voice is a liar.

Trust these words even for just these few moments and enter into the Kingdom of God. Be transformed out of Adam’s race and into Christ. You are a new creature – a new creation

2 Corinthians 5:16-21 So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer. 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! 18 All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: 19 that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting men's sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. 20 We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ's behalf: Be reconciled to God. 21 God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. NIV

Can you see the original mandate to Adam? “ We are Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making His appeal through us…” In Christ we find our whole being restored, we are equipped and built to rule, and protect, and serve every living thing on the earth until all that God has planned is accomplished. The old nature is dead and we are alive in Christ. In Christ we can do all things, but apart from Him we can do nothing.

Now just because we can see and perceive the Kingdom of God does not mean that we are walking in all the fullness and authority that the Lord has for us. Romans 12:2 tells us to be transformed by the renewing of our minds. We are changed as we learn about the Truth and as we walk out the reality of the Truth.

Here is a simple way to start this transformation:

The New Testament is full of promises and instructions for those who are “ in Christ”. Read and believe these scriptures. They describe the reality of who you are “in Christ”. Either you are of Adam’s nature or you are of Christ’s nature. If you are in Christ, the following are all true, even though they do not yet look like reality in you life. Remember that the way of restoration is already open, all that might be lacking is that you believe a lie instead of the Truth.

Romans 6:11-12 Count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus. Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires. NIV

Romans 8:1-2 there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death. NIV

Romans 8:38-39 I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. NIV

Romans 12:3-5 Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. NIV

1 Corinthians 15:21-23 For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive. NIV

2 Corinthians 1:20 For no matter how many promises God has made, they are "Yes" in Christ. NIV

Ephesians 2:6-8 And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. NIV

Ephesians 2:13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ. NIV

Ephesians 4:31-32 Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. NIV

Philippians 4:7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. NIV

Colossians 2:9-11 For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, and you have been given fullness in Christ, who is the head over every power and authority. NIV

Philemon 4-7 I always thank my God as I remember you in my prayers, because I hear about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints. I pray that you may be active in sharing your faith, so that you will have a full understanding of every good thing we have in Christ. NIV

So who are you?

- Are you found in Christ, or are you dead in Adam?

What is your identity?

Your identity is not about what you do, but who you are.

Deut 30:19-20 "I call heaven and earth to witness against you that todayI have set before you life or death, blessing or curse. Oh, that you would choose life; that you and your children might live!

Choose to love the Lord your God and to obey him and to cling to him, for he is your life and the length of your days. TLB