Buried with Christ, and raised with Him too

THE REVELATION THAT WE

ARE DEAD, BURIED, AND FINISHED

After seeing that Christ is our life, the second aspect of the revelation that we must see is that we are dead, buried, and finished. Some may ask, “When did we die, and when were we buried? ” We died with Christ on the cross on the day that Christ died, and we were buried on the day that we were baptized (Rom. 6:6 ; Col. 2:12). After someone dies, most of the time he is buried right away. With us, however, we were dead for more than one thousand years before we were buried. After being dead for over one thousand years, one day we were baptized by the church. Once a person is buried, he is completely finished. Eventually, the Holy Spirit will reveal to us that we are dead, buried, and therefore completely finished. We all need such a revelation. Most of us know the doctrine that we were buried in our baptism, but we need not only the truth of this matter but the revelation. We need the Holy Spirit to reveal the spiritual fact to us that we have been buried with Christ.

Then, having received this revelation, it will become a ruling power within you throughout the entire day. This revelation will rule you, protect you, and shine upon you all day. The light that you have been raised with Christ and hidden with Christ in God, as well as the revelation that you have put off the old man and put on the new man, will rule you and protect you, keeping you away from the old man and in the new man all day long. Through this you will experience Christ as your life and will be able to declare, “Christ is my life, and it is Christ who lives in me. I have nothing to do with good and evil. These things are foreign to me. My business is to deal with the living Christ who is my life. Day by day, and moment by moment, I am continually taking the ground that I have been buried with Christ and raised with Him too. Christ is my life. ” You will experience Christ more and more in your daily life and will avoid the temptation to do good and to overcome evil. This may sound strange to you, but the devil will tempt you to do good. If he is successful in tempting you to do good, then he will surely be successful in tempting you to do evil. Thus, whenever the enemy comes to tempt you to do good or evil, you do not need to say a word to him. You simply need to take the ground that you have been buried and that by being buried you have been transferred from the kingdom of darkness into the kingdom of Christ. If you do this, you will experience Christ as your life and will realize how easy it is to overcome evil. In fact, in a sense you will not even overcome it; you simply will have nothing to do with it because you have been buried and are in another realm—the kingdom of Christ. In this way Christ being your life will be a reality to you, and you will live by Christ and walk in Christ. Christ will increase in you and become everything to you. In addition, you will be built together with others to be a company of believers who are builded together in the Holy Spirit and with the life of Christ to be the real expression of the Body of Christ. May we all look to the Lord that He would have a way to carry out this work in these days.

The Mystery of God and the Mystery of Christ

Chapter 7 RECEIVING REVELATION IN ORDER TO EXPERIENCE REALITY

CWWL, 1961–1962, (LSM)

Nothing like the Word, a Hymn and then a prayer for me!

Buried with Christ and raised with Him too. Interesting comment

Brother Tom! Today I discovered your remarks 10 years after you posted them. And what joy they bring me! I don't know who you are, brother, or even if you're still in this life, but I will know you when I see you in heaven and we will celebrate Jesus together for all eternity!

A wonderful hymn that I haven't seen for years. So simple and yet totally profound and true.

I enjoy singing hymns which are usually based directly on the Word. Thus we can proclaim simply in faith to the Lord. Thank You Lord!

Living for Christ, my members I yield,
Servants to God, for evermore sealed,
Not under law, I’m now under grace,
Sin is dethroned, and Christ takes its place.
Glory be to God!

No condemnation for me, as I live and keep my feet in Christ Jesus:

''if I die with Him, I will live with Him.

If I suffer with Him I will reign with Him... ''

WASHING OF WATER? EPHESIANS 5:26 BY STEVE FINNELL

What does the washing of water found in Ephesians 5:26 mean? Should you, as a believer in Christ, look to creed books and Bible commentaries for the answer to that question or should you look to translations of the Bible for truth? Do you want to trust men or do you want to trust God's written word?

Ephesians 5:25-26...just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for it, 26 that He might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, (NKJV)

How did Christ sanctify and cleanse the church? The church is the body of Christ. The church is comprised of Christians. How did Christ sanctify and cleanse the church?

Ephesians 5:26 to make her holy and clean, washed by baptism and God's word;(The Living Bible- Paraphrased)

Ephesians 5:26 that He might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the Word, (KJV)

Ephesians 5:26 in order to make her holy, cleaning her with the baptismal water by the Word. (Weymouth New testament)

Hallelujah! Praise God, it is all done. What is there left for me to do? NOTHING. Just enjoy His salvation and grace. But this is not a "do". It is a "done". I am on vacat-ion, at the beach, because I have "vacated" my being. It is empty, hallelujah! I am not trying to do ONE THING. Trusting this promise, that He lives in me, I have stopped living in me. Why should I continue? Why should I compete with God? And guess what? He comes in and makes His joyful home. Not only that, but He HAS to come in and make His home, poor Jesus, He has no choice. His Dad (and my Dad now) promised it, so whether He likes it or not, whether there is trash or dirty laundry that stinks in there, He HAS to make it right. And He does, with joy. I have been a Christian more than 2 decades, and I still don't get the "Sit", let alone the "Walk, Stand". I died. I really died. What a relief. No more "having" to be a Christian. No more having to be good. No more trying anything. I am done for. That burden is gone, and I am free to watch God inside me do what I could never do. The fake stuff is in the fire. I traded in my 1983 rusted out Escort and got the 2013 Rolls Royce, and for free!! That's the brand for me.