The New Testament talks about being “In union with Christ.” Speaking of this it uses “IN HIM,” “IN CHRIST,” “BY CHRIST,” and so on. It is through these idioms of speech that the immense treasures, abilities, spiritual environment, and position God has given us as New Creations in Christ are presented to us.

~~~WHAT IS A UNION?~~~

Webster’s defines UNION as “a uniting or being united; a putting together or joining together so as to make one; a combination, bringing together in a common cause.”

One type of UNION would be a marriage.

A union is a joining together to make one. When we were "born-again" we were put into a living UNION or connection with Father God. Christ enabled us to be a partaker of the inheritance of the saints in Life. (Colossians 1:12)

~~~WHAT IS THE CONNECTION IN OUR UNION WITH CHRIST?~~~

The connection in our UNION with Christ is the New Birth.

Galatians 3:27

(KJV) For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.

(GOOD NEWS) You were baptized into union with Christ, and so have taken upon yourselves the qualities of Christ himself.

(WAY) Yes, all of you have have by baptism passed into union with Messiah have clothed yourselves with Messiah's personality.

(BARCLAY) For all those who have become one with Christ through baptism are, as it were, clothed with the life of Christ.

(GREBER) For by baptism you have become spiritually merged with Christ, and his spiritual garment envelops you.

If we have been baptized or immersed into Christ (this is done by the Holy Spirit when one confesses Jesus as Lord), we become one with Him.

~~~HOW IS THAT CONNECTION MADE?~~~

When a man becomes a New Creation in Christ by confessing Jesus as Lord, according to Romans 10:9-10 he immediately comes into UNION with Christ.

1 John 4:15

(KJV) Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.

(WILLIAMS) Whoever owns that Jesus is the Son of God, God remains in that union with him and he in union with God.

(AMPLIFIED) . . .God abides (lives, makes his home) in him, and he (abides, lives, and makes his home) in God.


DRAWN INTO UNION