Right. It's a good point. But to understand what it means to be in Christ, it is necessary to understand what it means to be in Adam. And, at least to me, that would have to go back to Genesis to understand.
brother Adam is why we’re sinners condemned to death it’s why we need to be born again it’s why we needed a New Testament and salvstion redemption reconciliation ect
We have to change from adams fallen sinful image to Christs righteous and holy image it’s about changing from adams image to Christs that’s what born again Is about we need to go through this process
When you hear the gospel
“
if so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus:
that ye
put off concerning
the former conversation
the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; ( adams image after they are the fruit )
and
be renewed in the spirit of your mind; ( why we need to hear the gospel and believe )
and
that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.”
Ephesians 4:21-24 KJV
put off adams corrupt sinful image and take up Christs holy righteous image found in the gospel
“Lie not one to another, seeing that
ye have put off the old man with his deeds; ( adams son)
and
have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him: ( you’ve put on Christ your “in Christ “ )
where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.
Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of
mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any:
even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.”
Colossians 3:9-13 KJV
your in christ now walk as Christ walked because your “in him “you have “put on Christ “ you believe “in “Jesus , you trust what Jesus the lord says about salvstion and life and death because your faith is “in him “ you. have clothed yourself with Christ , your baptized “in his name”
you abide “in his doctrine “
your asking what it is to be in christ brother
It’s when you start hearing this type of statement
“For
as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. And
if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.”
Galatians 3:27-29
Thats why they constantly are saying “ in christ “ because of what they are teaching to believers of the gospel, the gospel originated not with Adam and Eve or Noah but when God promised Abraham that through Abraham’s faith , he would provide a seed that would bless all nations of earth through Abraham’s relationship of faith with God
At his is what the New Testament is all about the promise and relationship God had with Abraham Isaac and Jacob who all three received the same promise of a seed that would bless all people it definately does go to genesis bro
“and I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.”
Genesis 12:3 KJV
“And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for
now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me. …and said, By myself have I sworn,
saith the LORD, for
because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son: that in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and
thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.”
Genesis 22:12, 16-18 KJV
Do you see that Abraham’s promise was put to a test of his faith d because he passed the test of faith God would fulfill his promise to bless all nations ? This is because of Abraham’s faithfulness that it comes to god “swearing by himself “
“By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD,
because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:
thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.””
this is what im saying Gods promise to Abraham is what the gospel is the promise to bless all nations through Jesus Abraham’s seed the reason I’m saying that is this just consider Paul’s conclusions of all this and see how it goes to Abraham every time
“Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham. And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed. So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham. that the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ. For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise: but God gave it to Abraham by promise. For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.”
Galatians 3:7-9, 14, 16, 18, 26-29 KJV
The importance of thisnis immense because
Abraham’s family born “in Christ “ are gods chosen elect and eternal children and not adams family of flesh and blood but the ones born here in Christ
“He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. 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: which were born,
not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but
of God.”
John 1:10, 12-13 KJV
In Christ brother starts on the gospel it’s what brings us out of adams fallen image and into Christs eternal image of Gods children