5. Union with Christ

Question 1

Union With Christ: Main headings

Answer 1

1. Definition:
2. We are In Christ
3. Christ Is in Us [Gal. 2:20]
4. We Are Like Christ:
5. We Are With Christ

Question 2

1. Definition:

Answer 2

1. Union with Christ summarizes several different relationships between believers and Christ,
2. where Christians receive every benefit of salvation.

Question 3

2. We are In Christ

Answer 3

A. In God’s Eternal Plan [Eph. 1:4]
B. During Christ’s Life on Earth [Gal. 2:20]
C. During Our Lives Now:

Question 4

C. During Our Lives Now:

Answer 4

i. Dying and Rising With Christ [Rom 6:4, 11]
ii. New Life in Christ [Eph. 1:3]
iii. All Our Actions Can Be Done in Christ [Eph 6:10,]
iiii. All Christians Together Are One Body in Christ [1 Cor. 12]

Question 5

4. We Are Like Christ:

Answer 5

A. We Imitate Christ [Col. 3:13]

B. We Become Like Christ [2 Cor. 3:18]

Question 6

5. We Are With Christ

Answer 6

A. Personal Fellowship With Christ [John 17:3]

B. Union With the Father and With the Holy Spirit [John 17:21,]

Question 7

Bonus

Answer 7

Every stage of the application of redemption is given to us because we are “in Christ.” It is “in Christ” that we are called to salvation (1 Cor. 7:22), regenerated (Eph. 1:3, 2:10), and justified (Rom. 8:1). “In Christ” we die (1 Thess. 4:16) and “in him” our bodies will be raise up again (1 Cor. 15:22). These passages suggest that because our lives are inseparably connected to Christ himself, the Holy Spirit gives us all the blessings that Christ has earned.