"That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowedging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus." PHILEMON 1:6

If we do not acknowledge by knowing and saying the good things that are ours or in us in Christ Jesus, then we can not communicate or tell others about our faith effectively!



To know Him and the Power of His Resurrection

"He died and rose again according to the scriptures"

We are to "know him and the power of His resurrection.

Whereas Jesus Christ's death was our justification,
His rising was our justification justified.

"Because I live, ye shall live also."
One in His resurrection

One with Christ in His dying, we are also one with Him
in His resurrection.

He is joined to His people, that He can carry them with
Him through the pains and penalties of death. And
now in the same partnership He brings us up again from
the dead.

"If then ye were raised together with Christ"
Colossians 3:1
Quickened together with Jesus Christ

"God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith
he loved us, even when we were dead in sins, hath
quickened [made us alive] us together with Christ, (by
grace ye are saved;) and hath raised us up together,
and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ
Jesus" Ephesians 3:4-6

"And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircum-
cision of your fleshh, hath he quickened together with
him, having forgiven you all trespasses"
Colossians 2:13
Risen with Christ

"If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which
are above, where Christ setteth on the right hand of God"
Colossians 3:1


Free from Sin

"For he that is dead is freed from sin."
Romans 6:7

"For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God."
Colossians 3:3
Baptized into one Body

Spiritual union is independent of time and space.
And in intimacy there can be no difference between
the believer of today and those who knew Him on
earth, since "For by one Spirit are we all baptized
into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles,
whether we be bond or free; and have been all
made to drink into one Spirit." 1 Corinthians 12:13


And also into one death; "Know ye not, that so
many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were
baptized into his death?" Romans 6:3
Crucified with Christ Jesus

" I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live;
yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life
which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith
of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave
himself for me.."
Galatians 2:20

"Knowing this, that our old man is crucified
with him, that the body of sin might be
destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve
sin." Romans 6:6

"And they that are Christ's have crucified the
flesh with the affections and lusts."
Galatians 5:24
The Bride of Christ, His Church

"Here at length I beheld the two-fold mystery of
love, that the Bride is both of Christ and in Christ.
For as God took Eve from out of the side of Adam,
that she might be joined to him again in marriage,
even so He frameth His Church out of the very
flesh, the very wounded and bleeding side of the
Son of man, so that in faith he might 'present her
[us] as chaste virgin to Christ'."

2 Corinthians 11:2 "For I am jealous over you with
godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one
husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin
to Christ."
Bonded intimately with Jesus Christ

It must be a truly intimate bond which begins in
Christ and surrounds us with triple cords of faith,
hope and charity, ending again in Christ.

It marks its origin and end, the one Head who is
the 'Alpha and Omega', the 'Beginning and the
End', the 'First and the Last'.
Called unto His Fellowship

"Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye
may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the
fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord."
1 Corinthians 1:8

The inward meaning is 'in Christ', that deeper
inner fellowship into which God has called us in
His Son.
Walking as He walked

"I in Christ"

Yet if we know its meaning, we shall
not speak of it lightly.

"For he that saith he abideth in him
ought himself also so to walk, even
as he walked" 1 John 2:6
Created unto good works

"We are created in Christ Jesus unto
good works, which God hath before
ordained that we should walk in
them" Ephesians 2:10

What a solemn obligation it is on
those who are truly in Christ.
Not under condemnation

"Now there is no condemation to
those who are in Christ Jesus"

We are to be as He is before God,
and equally be as He is before men.
Partakers of His holiness

Our relation to Jesus Christ also
determines our Christian walk.

A true Christian walk is a re-
producing of righteousness in our
lives which is already ours in Him.

Joined to Him by faith, we become
"partakers of his holiness" as well
as our own holiness.
To live like Christ

"For to me to live is Christ."

The believer is to have "the mind
of Christ" within and the "spirit of
Christ" without.

They're "growing up into him in all
things who is the head, even Christ."

They're to attain "the perfect man,"
"the measure of the stature of the
fullness of Christ." He is the ideal!
Trees Planted by Rivers

"he shall be like a tree planted by the
rivers of water, that bringeth forth
his fruit in his season; his leaf also
shall not wither, and whatsoever he
doeth shall prosper."

Bless are we who instead of wanting
to be like Christ as something without
Him, we are planted in Him.
Christlike

"Without me [apart from me, in
separation from me] ye can do nothing."

To abide in Christ is the only secret to
being like Christ!

We don't want to be just copies; we want
to be originals.
Branches of the Vine

"I am the vine, ye are the branches,"
says Jesus Christ. But the vine furnishes
the branches, not only with life, but with
the type of life.

No pressure or molding is needed to
shape branches into the pattern of the
vine. Form, color, taste, and fragrance

is determined by the root.

If we abide in the vine, God will make us
just like Himself!
The Body of Christ.

"As the body is one, and hath many
members, and all the members of
that one body, being many, are one
body: so also is Christ."

Now we are the body of Christ and
members in particular.

" For no man ever yet hated his own
flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth
it, even as the Lord the church:
For we are members of his body, of

his flesh, and of his bones."
Ephesians 5:29-30
Sons of God

Jesus Christ became the "Son of man,"
so that we might become the "sons of
God."

He took upon Himself our human
nature, that we might be made
"partakers of the divine nature."

He was made sin for us, that we might be
made the "righteousness of God in him".
Filled with His Fullness

In Jesus Christ the need of our souls
is met. It is emptied of self and it is
filled with His fullness "who filleth
all in all." Ephesians 1:23
Living, Moving and Being in Him


In God there is a more excellent way
which His Word has made clear.

And by which His name will be glorified
forever.

And our spiritual lives will be continually
renewed.

"for in Him we live and move and have
our being,"
One with God

The union of the believer with the Lord is
a mutual union.

"Ye in me, and I in you"

Christ both gives and takes. . . .He gives
the Father's life and blessings, and takes
the believer's death and misery.

All that Christ has now becomes the
property of the believer; all the believer
has becomes the property of Christ.
Together with Christ.

It is the blessing of the gospel in which
all other blessing are made of. . . .
justification, sanctification, adoption,
and the future glorification of our bodies.

These are aspects of one great truth.

That is that the Christian is one with
Jesus Christ.
Made in the likeness of God.

We are now new creatures, made in
the likeness of God through the power
of Jesus Christ.

"Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature:
old things are passed away; behold, all things are
become
new." 2 Corinthians 5:17

God gives us His nature, His love, His
faith, His life, His Spirit, His power.
We are re-created.
His workmanship.

Through Jesus we are made new creations.

"For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus
unto good works,"
Ephesians 2:10
Sitting in heavenly places.

When Jesus went back to the throne
and sat on the right hand of God,

"So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he
was received up into heaven, and sat on the right
hand of God." Mark 16:19

He made us sit together with Him in
heavenly places.

"And hath raised us up together, and made us sit
together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:"
Ephesians 2:6
Seeking thing which are above.

When Jesus arose from the grave as
conqueror, we arose with Him.

"If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things
which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right
hand of God." Colossians 3:1

"For if we have been planted together in the likeness
of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his
resurrection:" Romans 6:5

"Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened
us
together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)
And hath raised us up together, and made us sit

together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:"
Ephesians 2:5-6
Buried with Him in baptism.

When Jesus was buried, we were
buried with him.

"Therefore we are buried with him by baptism
into death: that like as Christ was raised up
from the dead by the glory of the Father,
even so we also should walk in newness of life."
Romans 6:4

"Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are

risen with him through the faith of the operation
of God, who hath raised him from the dead."
Colossians 2:12
Been crucified with Christ.

When Jesus was crucified, we were
crucified with Him.

" I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live;
yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life
which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith
of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave
himself for me." Galatians 2:20
#45
grace, privilege and authority
"Through Him we have received grace and apostleship for
obedience to the faith among all nations for His name, "
Romans 1:5 NKJV








"It is through Him that we have received grace (God's
unmerited favor) and [our] apostleship to promote
obedience to the faith and make disciples for His name's
sake among all the nations,"
Romans 1:5 AMP







"Through Christ, God has given us the privilege and
authority as apostles to tell Gentiles everywhere what
God has done for them, so that they will believe and
obey him, bringing glory to his name."
Romans 1:5 NLT
# 44
the mind of Christ
For “who has known the mind of the LORD that he may
instruct Him?”But we have the mind of Christ."
1 Corinthians 2:16 NKJV






"For who has known or understood the mind (the
counsels and purposes) of the Lord so as to guide and
instruct Him and give Him knowledge? But we have
the mind of Christ (the Messiah) and do hold the
thoughts (feelings and purposes) of His heart."
1 Corinthians 2:16 AMP






For, “Who can know the Lord’s thoughts? Who knows
enough to teach him?” But we understand these things,
for we have the mind of Christ."
1 Corinthians 2:16 NLT
#43
being renewed
"Therefore we do not lose heart. Even though our
outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is
being renewed day by day. 17 For our light
affliction, which is but for a moment, is working
for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of
glory,"
2 Corinthians 4:16 NKJV








"Therefore we do not become discouraged (utterly
spiritless, exhausted, and wearied out through fear).
Though our outer man is [progressively] decaying
and wasting away, yet our inner self is being
[progressively] renewed day after day."
2 Corinthians 4:16 AMP









"That is why we never give up. Though our bodies
are dying, our spirits are being renewed every day."
2 Corinthians 4:16 NLT
#42
filled with knowledge, wisdom and spiritual understanding
"be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom
and spiritual understanding;"
Colossians 1:9 NKJV








"that you may be filled with the full (deep and clear)
knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom in
comprehensive insight into the ways and purposes
of God] and in understanding and discernment of
spiritual things-- "
Colossians 1:9 AMP








"We ask God to give you complete knowledge of his
will and to give you spiritual wisdom and understanding."
Colossians 1:9 NLT
#41
abounding in wisdom and understanding
"which He made to abound toward us in all wisdom
and prudence, "
Ephesians 1:8 NKJV






"Which He lavished upon us in every kind of wisdom
and understanding (practical insight and prudence), "
Ephesians 1:8 AMP






"He has showered his kindness on us, along with all
wisdom and understanding."
Ephesians 1:8 NLT
#40
purchased with the blood of Jesus
"the church of God which He purchased with His own blood."
Acts 20:28 NKJV








"the church of the Lord or of God which He obtained for
Himself [buying it and saving it for Himself] with His own blood."
Acts 20:28 AMP








"God’s flock—his church, purchased with his own blood"
Acts 20:28 NLT
#39
adopted into the family of God
"having predestined us to adoption as sons by
Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good
pleasure of His will,"
Ephesians 1:5 NKJV







"For He foreordained us (destined us, planned in
love for us) to be adopted (revealed) as His own
children through Jesus Christ, in accordance with
the purpose of His will [[b]because it pleased Him
and was His kind intent]-- "
Ephesians 1:5 AMP






"God decided in advance to adopt us into his own
family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ.
This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great
pleasure."
Ephesians 1:5 NLT
#38
give great and precious promises
"by which have been given to us exceedingly great
and precious promises, that through these you may
be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the
corruption that is in the world through lust. "
2 Peter 1:4 NKJV






"By means of these He has bestowed on us His precious
and exceedingly great promises, so that through them
you may escape [by flight] from the moral decay
(rottenness and corruption) that is in the world because
of covetousness (lust and greed), and become sharers
(partakers) of the divine nature. "
2 Peter 1:4 AMP






"And because of his glory and excellence, he has given
us great and precious promises. These are the promises
that enable you to share his divine nature and escape
the world’s corruption caused by human desires."
2 Peter 1:4 NLT



#37
chosen to be holy
"just as He chose us in Him before the found
ation
of the world, that we should be holy and without
blame before Him in love,"
Ephesians 1:4 NKJV







"Even as [in His love] He chose us [actually
picked us out for Himself as His own] in Christ
before the foundation of the world, that we
should be holy (consecrated and set apart for
Him) and blameless in His sight, even above
reproach, before Him in love. "
Ephesians 1:4 AMP







"Even before he made the world, God loved us
and chose us in Christ to be holy and without
fault in his eyes."
Ephesians 1:4 NLT
#36
always ready to give an answer
"But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and
always be ready to give a defense to everyone
who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you,
with meekness and fear;"
1 Peter 3:15 NKJV








"But in your hearts set Christ apart as holy
[and acknowledge Him] as Lord. Always be
ready to give a logical defense to anyone who
asks you to account for the hope that is in you,
but do it courteously and respectfully."
1 Peter 3:15 AMP






"Instead, you must worship Christ as Lord of
your life. And if someone asks about your
Christian hope, always be ready to explain it."
1 Peter 3:15 NLT
#35
given all things
"as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue,"
2 Peter 1:3 NKJV






"For His divine power has bestowed upon us all things
that [are requisite and suited] to life and godliness,
through the [[d]full, personal] knowledge of Him Who
called us by and to His own glory and excellence (virtue)."
2 Peter 1:3 AMP






"By his divine power, God has given us everything we
need for living a godly life."
2 Peter 1:3
#34
imitators
"Therefore be imitators of God as dear children "
Ephesians 5:1 NKJV









"THEREFORE BE imitators of God [copy Him and
follow His example], as well-beloved children
[imitate their father]."
Ephesians 5:1 AMP







"Imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because
you are his dear children."
Ephesians 5:1 NLT
#33
a fighter of the good fight
"Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life,
to which you were also called and have confessed the
good confession in the presence of many witnesses."
1 Timothy 6:12 NKJV







"Fight the good fight of the faith; lay hold of the eternal
life to which you were summoned and [for which] you
confessed the good confession [of faith] before many
witnesses."
1 Timothy 6:12 AMP







"Fight the good fight for the true faith.
Hold tightly to the eternal life to which God has
called you, which you have confessed so well before
many witnesses."
1 Timothy 6:12 NLT
#32
anointed
"But the anointing which you have received from
Him abides in you, and you do not need that anyone
teach you; but as the same anointing teaches you
concerning all things, and is true, and is not a lie, and
just as it has taught you, you will abide in Him."
1 John 2:27 NKJV








"But as for you, the anointing (the sacred appoint-
ment, the unction) which you received from Him
abides permanently] in you; [so] then you have no
need that anyone should instruct you. But just as
His anointing teaches you concerning everything
and is true and is no falsehood, so you must abide
in (live in, never depart from) Him [being rooted in
Him, knit to Him], just as [His anointing] has taught
you [to do]."
1 John 2:27 AMP









"But you have received the Holy Spirit, and he teach
you what is true. For the Spirit teaches you everything
you need to know, and what lives within you, so you
don’t need anyone to he teaches is true—it is not a lie.
So just as he has taught you, remain in fellowship with
Christ."
1 John 2:27 NLT
#31
made complete
"and you are complete in Him, who is the head
of all principality and power."
Colossians 2:10 NKJV







"And you are in Him, made full and having come
to fullness of life [in Christ you too are filled with
the Godhead--Father, Son and Holy Spirit--and
reach full spiritual stature]. And He is the Head
of all rule and authority [of every angelic
principality and power]."
Colossians 2:10 AMP






"So you also are complete through your union with
Christ, who is the head over every ruler and authority."
Colossians 2:10 NLT
#30
to DO the works of Jesus
“Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in
Me, the works that I do he will do also; and
greater works than these he will do, because I go
to My Father."
John 14:12 NKJV







"I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, if any
one steadfastly believes in Me, he will himself
be able to do the things that I do; and he will do
even greater things than these, because I go to
the Father."
John 14:12 AMP







“I tell you the truth, anyone who believes in me
will do the same works I have done, and even
greater works, because I am going to be with the
Father." John 14:12 NLT
#29
made kings and priests
"and has made us kings and priests to His God
and Father, "
Revelation 1:6 NKJV







"And formed us into a kingdom (a royal race),
priests to His God and Father"
Revelation 1:6 AMP








"He has made us a Kingdom of priests for God
his Father."
Revelation 1:6 NLT

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