CHRIST IN YOU
To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. (Colossians 1:27, NIV)
As I see it, the manner in which the glorious reality of our redemption in Christ works itself out in our lives, is the subject of the vast bulk of New Testament teaching.
And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit. (2 Corinthians 3:18, NIV)
Jesus laid the foundation in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:1 to 7:29). We are given a revelation of the pre-eminence of Christ (Ephesians 1:17‑23; Philippians 2:5‑11). We are told how we will overcome in spiritual battle (Ephesians 6:10‑18), given instruction in family relationships (Ephesians 5:22‑33), how we are to take our place in the Body of Christ (1 Corinthians 12:27‑31), how we can minister in love to others by natural and spiritual gifts and much teaching on how we relate to other Christians and the world in general.
These teachings are telling us how, each in our small way, we will reflect the Lord’s glory as we are transformed by the Spirit of God into the likeness of Christ. In other words, they are giving us guidance as to how the indwelling life of Christ will work itself out in our daily walk.
They are not another set of laws, they are a description of the divine nature as it will be manifest in the lives of God’s children as we, by the grace of God, are brought to maturity in Christ.
His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires. (2 Peter 1:3‑4, NIV)
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