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Our Identity is in Christ

Rom 6:8 Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him…..”
The Believers identification with Christ (his union with Christ) is noted throughout Romans:
• Crucified with Him (Rom. 6:6)
• Died with him (Rom. 6:3,8)
• Buried with Him (Rom. 6:4)
• Planted together with Him (Rom. 6:5)
• Raised with Him (Rom.6:4-5)
• Alive with Him (Rom 6:8)

At the Cross, Jesus took up in Himself every member of Adam’s fallen race, and all sin was judged by death. The believer is to see Christs death not only as a substitution form him/her, but also as identification with the Believer.

As we were all “in Adam” when he came under sin and death, so we were in Christ at Calvary’s cross. That is:
• When Christ was crucified, the Believer was crucified.
• When Christ died, the believer died.
• When Christ was buried, the believer was buried.
• When Christ arose, the believer arose.
• When Christ ascended, the believer ascended.
• When Christ also sat down in the throne with all things being under His feet, the believer also sat down in the throne and all things are under the believers feet.
• When Christ lives and as He lives, so the believer lives, and “HE LIVES”!!!!!!!