Newness Of Life In Christ
Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized
into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?
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 6:3-4).
Our theme scripture is quite outstanding. It
begins by letting us know that we’ve been
baptized into “Jesus Christ,” and not just “Christ.”
The latter means being put in the body of Christ, but
the former makes it so strong so that you can better
understand when the Bible says, “For we are members
of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones” (Ephesians
5:30). It doesn’t get any better than that.
You were baptized into Jesus Christ, meaning
that you’re lost in Him, immersed in Him. You’ve
become inseparably one with Him that you can’t be
distinguished from Him: “But he that is joined unto
the Lord is one spirit” (1 Corinthians 6:17).
Now, the second part that’s even more thrilling is
the fact that we weren’t just baptised unto Him in His
death, but were also raised up together with Him to
a newness of life. The Bible says, “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). The Apostle Paul talks about the
death of Christ, but there was also the resurrection,
which is the victory and the glory.
The resurrection of Jesus Christ made Christianity
possible. Christianity didn’t begin with His death, for
His death didn’t give us life; however, His resurrection
ushered us into a newness of life. His death paid for our
sins, but didn’t give us a new life. That’s why salvation
isn’t the result of the confession or affirmation of His
death, but of His resurrection: “That if thou shalt
confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt
believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from
the dead, thou shalt be saved” (Romans 10:9).
There’s a newness of life in Christ; there’s a new
consciousness, with the understanding that as Christ
was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father,
even so, you also should walk in newness of life. That
means, reckon yourself to have come out of spiritual
death. You have a new life now; the old nature is dead;
your past doesn’t exist; you’re a new creation in Christ
Jesus; a superior creation! Hallelujah!
Prayer
I know who I am; I’m not of this world. I’m a new creation;
I’ve come out of death, and I’m perfected in Christ Jesus. Christ
is alive in me?spirit, soul, and body?in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Further Study
Romans 8:1-2; John 11:24-26; 2 Corinthians 5:17
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Matthew 12:1-21
Genesis 38-39
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Acts 9:32-43
Job 3-4