Who You Are In Christ

The following is a brief study on what happens to you when you first accepted Jesus as your Lord and Savior. This is who you are in Christ. This is important for you to know if you want to have intimacy with Him, and if you want to be used by Him. If you desire to be used, you need to know what Authority you have. Let’s begin.

IN RELATION TO GOD THE FATHER
1. The saved sinner has access to God’s grace. “For through him [Christ] we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.” (Ephesians 2:8, 18).
2. We are adopted into the family of God as God’s sons. “To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons,” “Having predestined us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ.” (Galatians 4:5; Ephesians 1:5).
3. We have an inheritance. Paul in preaching says that the Gentiles “may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified.” (Acts 26:18).
4. The child of God is elected. Once a man receives Christ as his Savior, he is elected. “Elected according to the foreknowledge of God the Father” (1 Peter 1:2). “Chosen us in Him [Christ] before the foundation of the world.” (Ephesians 1:4).
5. He becomes a child of God. “But as many as receive him, to them he gave power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name.” (John 1:12). “Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God.” (1 John 3:1).
6. He gets heavenly citizenship. “For our conversation is in heaven from whence also we look for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.” (Phil. 3:32).
7. He becomes an heir of God and joint-heir with Christ. “And if ye be Christ’s then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.” (Galatians 3:29; Romans 8:17).
8. He becomes a new creature. “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature; old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” (2 Cor. 5:17).
9. The saved sinner becomes a servant of God. First Peter 2:9 says every saved child of God is “a chosen generation, a royal priesthood.” Simon Peter says, “Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God.
10. The saved sinner becomes a servant of God. “But now being made free from sin, and
become the servants of God.” (Romans 6:22).
11. The saved sinner is reconciled to God. “Ye were without Christ, being aliens…and strangers…having no hope, and without God in the world: But now in Christ Jesus ye…are made nigh by the blood of Christ.” (Eph. 2:12; Rom. 5:10).
12. When a sinner trusts Jesus Christ as his Savior, he is sanctified in the name of the Lord Jesus. (1 Cor. 6:11). Acts 26:18 lists sanctification as a direct result of conversion.
IN RELATION TO GOD THE SON
13. The sinner is “accepted as beloved.” (Eph. 1:6)
14. The believer is baptized into Christ’s body by the Holy Spirit. “For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body.” (1 Cor. 12:12) (Note: This is the baptism that saves you, not being dunked in the city water system).
15. Romans 6:6 says, “we are buried with him by baptism,” and Paul says, “for we are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.” (Col. 3:3)
16. The believer becomes a love gift to the Son from the Father. The Lord Jesus said, “I pray for them…which thou hast given me; for they are thine.” (John 17:9).
17. The moment you trust Christ as Savior, you are indwelt by Christ and you are saved by Jesus Christ. The Bible says “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved.” Acts 16:31). “For there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.” (Acts 4:12).
18. When the sinner trusts Jesus Christ, he possesses eternal life. “And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish.” (John 10:28). “That ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe.” (1 John 5:13).
19. When the sinner trusts Jesus Christ, he has peace with God. “And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Jesus Christ.” (Phil. 4:7)
20. He becomes a friend of God, “Henceforth I call you not servants for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends.” (John 15:15)
21. His name is recorded in heaven. (Luke 10:20).
22. He becomes a fellow laborer whose name is written in the Book of Life. (Phil. 4:3).
23. He becomes seated with Christ in Heavenly places. “And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus.” (Eph. 2:6).
24. He receives a blessed hope, “Looking for a blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and out Savior Jesus Christ.” (Titus 2:13).
25. He comes into fellowship with the Trinity. John wrote “that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.” (1 John 1:3).
26. A mansion in glory becomes his. “In my Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.” (John 14:2).

IN RELATION TO THE HOLY SPIRIT
27. He is born again. (John 3:3-7).
28. He is anointed by the Holy Spirit. “But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you.”
29. The Holy Spirit comes into his body to dwell forever. (John 14:26, 16:13).
30. The believer is sealed by the Holy Spirit to the day of redemption. “In whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that Holy Spirit of promise.” (Eph. 1:13).
31. His body becomes the temple of the Holy Ghost. “What. Know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you.” (1 Cor. 6:19).
32. The saved sinner is given a spiritual gift(s) by the Holy Spirit, and these gifts listed in 1 Corinthians, Chapter 12, still abide in the body of Christ.
IN RELATION TO HIS SINS
33. The saved sinner is forgiven. (Luke 7:48)
34. He is justified. (Romans 5:1; 4:5)
35. He is redeemed. “Hast redeemed us to God by the blood.” (Rev. 5:9) (See also: 1 Peter 1:18-19).
36. When a sinner comes to Jesus Christ and trusts him as Savior, he has an Advocate, an attorney for the defense. “We have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.” (1 John 2:1).
37 He has the possibility of getting over sin, and sin should not have dominion over him. “Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.” (Romans 6:12).

IN RELATION TO OTHERS
38. We become ambassadors for Christ. “Now then we are ambassadors for Christ.” (2 Cor. 5:20). We receive “all spiritual blessings in heavenly places.” (Eph. 1:3).
Here we have 38 things that happen to EVERY sinner who trusts in Jesus Christ as Savior. These things happen the moment you invite Him into your heart. If you are a sinner and you have come to Jesus Christ and trusted him as your Savior—all of the above mentioned is yours! Now, isn’t that wonderful! You talk about shouting ground!