In Christ = Christ in Me

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1 In Christ = Christ in Me Key Word: 1 Co 1:30; 2 Co 13:5 But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption (1 Co 1:30) Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates? (2 Co 13:5) The expression in Christ is often used in the Epistles. The Apostolic people cannot read God s Word correctly, nor experience its full power in his life, until he prayerfully and believingly accepts this truth: I am in Christ Jesus. Also Apostle Paul wanted each believer in the full assurance of Christ is in me. What a difference it would make in our lives in full assurance of Christ is in me. What a difference it would make our Apostolic lives if we could take time every morning to be filled with this thought Christ in me! As surely as I am in Christ, Christ is also in me. The Lord Jesus clearly told His disciples that the Spirit would teach them: At that day ye shall know that I am in My Father, and ye in Me, and I in you. (Jn 14:20) Apostolic Movement for Jesus Christ 1

2 And then follows, Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in Me. I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in Me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without Me ye can do nothing. (Jn 15:4-5). If ye abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. (Jn 15:7) But the Apostolic people cannot take hold of these promises unless he first prayerfully accepts the in Christ and Christ in me. Through the power of God, all of us who believe were crucified with Christ and raised again with Him. As result, Christ is in us. Apostle Paul expressed the same thought in Romans: We are buried with Him (Ro 6:4); we are dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord (Ro 6:11); There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. (Ro 8:1) In Ephesians, Apostle Paul wrote that Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ (Eph 1:3); He has chosen us in Him (Eph 1:4); To the praise of the glory of His grace, wherein He hath made us accepted in the beloved. In whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace (Eph 1:6-7) Apostolic Movement for Jesus Christ 2

3 And in Colossians we find: Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus. (Col 1:28) As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in Him: Rooted and built up in Him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving. (Col 2:6-7) For in Him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. (Col 2:9) And ye are complete in Him, which is the head of all principality and power. (Col 2:10) But this knowledge does not come easily. Through faith in God s Word, we Apostolic people accept it, and the Holy Spirit will lead us into all truth. (Read Jn 16:13) Take time this very day to realize and take hold of this blessing in prayer. G.O. Ministry family! Let your faith take hold of these words: it is God who establishes us in Christ Jesus. (Read 2 Co 1:21) Apostle Paul clearly expressed this thought in the prayer of Eph 3:16-17: That He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might by His Spirit in the inner man; that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, Apostolic Movement for Jesus Christ 3

4 I Apostle Cho notice that it is not the ordinary gift of grace, but a special revelation of the riches of His love and power to be strengthened with might by His Spirit in the inner man; that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith. Have you grasped it? Beloved brothers and sisters!! Apostle Paul said, I bow my knees unto the Father. This is the only way to obtain the blessing. Take time in the inner chamber to realize, Christ dwells in me. The Holy Spirit will make it your experience. Pray earnestly, and follow the leading of the Spirit. The Word will take root in your heart, and you will realize something of its heavenly power. But remember that abiding in Christ is a matter of the heart. It must be cultivated in a spirit of love. Only as you take time become a blessed reality, and the inward man will be renewed from day to day. Beloved brothers and sisters! Listen to me!! Too little have you experienced this in the past, but you will cry to God and wait upon Him to perfect His work in you. Apostolic Movement for Jesus Christ 4

5 Even in the midst of my daily work, I must look upon my heart and mind as the dwelling place of the Son of God, and say, I am crucified with Christ. I live no more; Christ lives in me. (Read Gal 2:20) Only in this way will Christ s words Abide in Me, and I in you (Jn 15:4) become my daily experience. Amen. Amen. Apostolic Movement for Jesus Christ 5