New creations (2 Cor 5:17; Gal 6:15)
Complete in Him (Col 2:9-10)
In possession of every spiritual blessing (Eph 1:3) – (“One could say that he will live for the Lord in order to be blessed, but since we have already been blessed with all spiritual blessings, no amount of good works can add to that fact.” – Charles C. Ryrie in The Grace of God)
Heirs of heaven (1 Pet 1:4)
Adopted as full grown sons (Rom 8:15; Gal 4:1-7)
Chosen in Christ or set aside before the foundation of the world (Eph 1:4; 2 Thes 2:13)
Born of God (Jn 1:12-13; 3:6-7; Tit 3:5; 1 Pet 1:23; 1 Jn 5:1)
Saved by grace, through faith, entirely apart from works (Rom 4:4-5; Eph 2:8-9; Tit 3:5)
Made acceptable in the Beloved One (Eph 1:6-7)
Forgiven of our sins (Eph 1:7-8; Heb 1:3; 1 Jn 1:9)
Justified by the finished work of Christ (Acts 13:38-39; Rom 3:24; 5:8-9; 8:33-34; 1 Pet 2:24; 2 Cor 5:21) – (Justification is more than the forgiveness of sins. It is to be in Jesus Christ, clothed in His righteousness; standing before God as though we had never sinned.)
Kept by the power of God (Rom 8:29-31; 1 Pet 1:5; Jude 1, 24)
Can never be separated from the love of Christ and of God (Jn 13:1; Rom 8:31-39)
Have received everlasting life (Jn 3:36; 6:47; Rom 6:23; Rom 11:29)
Will never perish (Jn 3:16; 6:37; 10:28)
Have a standing before God in grace (Rom 5:1-2; 6:14)
Have a standing before God in Christ (2 Cor 5:16-17; Eph 1:6; 2:10)
“Perfected forever” by “one offering” (Heb 10:10, 14; 13:12)
Already seated in the heavenlies in Christ (Eph 1:3; 2:6; Col 3:1-2)
A member of the Body of Christ (Rom 12:5; 1 Cor 12:12, 27; Eph 1:22-23; 5:30-32; Col 1:18)
Built into the temple of God (1 Cor 3:16; Eph 2:19-22)
Taken out of the realm where Satan holds sway and placed in the realm of the Son of God (Col 1:13; Jn 17:11, 14)
Reconciled to God (Rom 5:10; Eph 2:12)
Brought near to God (Eph 2:13)
Heirs of God (Gal 4:7; Col 1:12; Eph 1:18)
Temples of the Holy Spirit (Rom 5:5; 1 Cor 6:19; 2 Tim 1:14)
Given the Holy Spirit as a guarantee of this inheritance unto the day of redemption (Eph 1:6, 13; 4:30; 2 Cor 1:20-22)
Objects of God’s unfailing care (Rom 5:8-10)
Objects of His never failing love (Rom 8:38-39)
This is who we are — our position before God — no matter how long we have been saved, how little or how much we know the Bible, or how “spiritual” (1 Cor 3:12-15) we may be. Our position before God is all of God and all is through Jesus Christ — we contribute not a bit to it. We only believe. And since faith is dependence upon God, this does not add to what God has done (Rom 4:5).
Also, all of the characteristics of our position before God listed above, except for the unfailing care and love of God, are a finished work (Heb 10:10-14) — not something in the process of being completed. And this position has been sealed with the Holy Spirit until the day of redemption of the body (Eph 4:30). The seal denotes a finished transaction (Jer 32:10), security, and an unalterable position (Dan 6:17; Rev 20:3).
Complete in Him (Col 2:9-10)
In possession of every spiritual blessing (Eph 1:3) – (“One could say that he will live for the Lord in order to be blessed, but since we have already been blessed with all spiritual blessings, no amount of good works can add to that fact.” – Charles C. Ryrie in The Grace of God)
Heirs of heaven (1 Pet 1:4)
Adopted as full grown sons (Rom 8:15; Gal 4:1-7)
Chosen in Christ or set aside before the foundation of the world (Eph 1:4; 2 Thes 2:13)
Born of God (Jn 1:12-13; 3:6-7; Tit 3:5; 1 Pet 1:23; 1 Jn 5:1)
Saved by grace, through faith, entirely apart from works (Rom 4:4-5; Eph 2:8-9; Tit 3:5)
Made acceptable in the Beloved One (Eph 1:6-7)
Forgiven of our sins (Eph 1:7-8; Heb 1:3; 1 Jn 1:9)
Justified by the finished work of Christ (Acts 13:38-39; Rom 3:24; 5:8-9; 8:33-34; 1 Pet 2:24; 2 Cor 5:21) – (Justification is more than the forgiveness of sins. It is to be in Jesus Christ, clothed in His righteousness; standing before God as though we had never sinned.)
Kept by the power of God (Rom 8:29-31; 1 Pet 1:5; Jude 1, 24)
Can never be separated from the love of Christ and of God (Jn 13:1; Rom 8:31-39)
Have received everlasting life (Jn 3:36; 6:47; Rom 6:23; Rom 11:29)
Will never perish (Jn 3:16; 6:37; 10:28)
Have a standing before God in grace (Rom 5:1-2; 6:14)
Have a standing before God in Christ (2 Cor 5:16-17; Eph 1:6; 2:10)
“Perfected forever” by “one offering” (Heb 10:10, 14; 13:12)
Already seated in the heavenlies in Christ (Eph 1:3; 2:6; Col 3:1-2)
A member of the Body of Christ (Rom 12:5; 1 Cor 12:12, 27; Eph 1:22-23; 5:30-32; Col 1:18)
Built into the temple of God (1 Cor 3:16; Eph 2:19-22)
Taken out of the realm where Satan holds sway and placed in the realm of the Son of God (Col 1:13; Jn 17:11, 14)
Reconciled to God (Rom 5:10; Eph 2:12)
Brought near to God (Eph 2:13)
Heirs of God (Gal 4:7; Col 1:12; Eph 1:18)
Temples of the Holy Spirit (Rom 5:5; 1 Cor 6:19; 2 Tim 1:14)
Given the Holy Spirit as a guarantee of this inheritance unto the day of redemption (Eph 1:6, 13; 4:30; 2 Cor 1:20-22)
Objects of God’s unfailing care (Rom 5:8-10)
Objects of His never failing love (Rom 8:38-39)
This is who we are — our position before God — no matter how long we have been saved, how little or how much we know the Bible, or how “spiritual” (1 Cor 3:12-15) we may be. Our position before God is all of God and all is through Jesus Christ — we contribute not a bit to it. We only believe. And since faith is dependence upon God, this does not add to what God has done (Rom 4:5).
Also, all of the characteristics of our position before God listed above, except for the unfailing care and love of God, are a finished work (Heb 10:10-14) — not something in the process of being completed. And this position has been sealed with the Holy Spirit until the day of redemption of the body (Eph 4:30). The seal denotes a finished transaction (Jer 32:10), security, and an unalterable position (Dan 6:17; Rev 20:3).
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