Made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:

 

Made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:

 

Ephesians 2:5-7 『Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.』

『when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Chris』 This word expresses “baptism”. Everyone is dead in trespasses and sins.

It means that the spirit is dead to God. But the world is alive. Therefore, salvation is the resurrection of spirits that have died in trespasses and sins. This is what Ephesians 2:8 says: 『For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:” Salvation does not depend on us. Man's faith and God's faith must meet. But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed in Galatians 3:23. The cross is where the two faiths meet. Only those who are united with Jesus Christ, who died on the cross, are saved.

The key to salvation is to die with Jesus. Then God will live with Jesus. To realize that you are dead to God in trespasses and die with Jesus is repentance, and by dying in this way you are born again with Jesus. 『that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:』

The gift is received when you die with Jesus. This belief is only available to those who have been born again.

Therefore, the saints receive God. God gives the authority to become children of God to those who receive Him. Authority is the word of Ephesians 2:6. 『And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:』The existence of believing human beings is on this earth, and it is said that “He has been seated in heaven”. This is how we received the authority to become children of God. So, in John 1:12, the authority that says “But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:” is the word of Ephesians 2:6. .

In Revelation 12:9, Satan, who resisted God, was cast out of the kingdom of God. Satan was wiser than Eve, so he made innocent Eve sin. It is not difficult for Satan to make humans sin. It was not the power and wisdom that Satan and his followers were deprived of, but the authority of the children of God. However, many churches today pray for the Holy Spirit a lot. But through death with Jesus Christ, the authority to become children of God came, isn't this more surprising? It is truly amazing to have the power of the king's son.

Jesus died on the cross and was resurrected. For forty days he was seen by no one except the hundreds of disciples he had been with from beginning to end. And Jesus, who ascended into heaven, showed it only to very few. Why? Heaven is said to be the heart of the king's son who prepared the wedding feast. The king invited the wedding feast, but no one came, and the good and the bad came to the wedding feast. But the king bound the unclothed man and threw him into the darkness outside. The Bible says, “Many are called, but few are chosen.” But today it is said that God wants everyone to be saved. But “all who repent will be saved”. It would be wrong to say anything other than repentance.

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