6 And He raised us up together with Him and made us sit down together [giving us joint seating with Him] in the heavenly sphere [by virtue of our being] in Christ Jesus (the Messiah, the Anointed One).
What another awesome Truth: we have been raised up together with Jesus; we now sit as one with the Great I Am, The Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and The End! Remember what we learned in Chapter 1 of Ephesians, that we have been blessed with every spiritual blessing, this is why that we have.
The Truth is that we have already been raised up with Jesus in the Holy Spirit. Our spirits are one with Jesus right now. They are right where He is, they are one with Him, and they enjoy all of the blessings that He enjoys. Our spirits are one with the omnipotent Spirit of Jesus Christ and as He is, so are we in this world, 1 John 4:17. You ever hear that when we die our spirits go home to be with the Lord? That is a not the Truth of what happens to us. The Truth is that our spirits are there right now. So when we die, our spirits stay right where they are, one and in Christ.
That they all may be one, [just] as You, Father, are in Me and I in You, that they also may be one in Us, so that the world may believe and be convinced that You have sent Me. I have given to them the glory and honor which You have given Me, that they may be one [even] as We are one: I in them and You in Me, in order that they may become one and perfectly united, that the world may know and [definitely] recognize that You sent Me and that You have loved them [even] as You have loved Me. John 17:21-22
Because we are members (parts) of His body. Ephesians 5:30
For [as far as this world is concerned] you have died, and your [new, real] life is hidden with Christ in God. Colossians 3:3
I have been crucified with Christ [in Him I have shared His crucifixion]; it is no longer I who live, but Christ (the Messiah) lives in me; and the life I now live in the body I live by faith in (by adherence to and reliance on and complete trust in) the Son of God, Who loved me and gave Himself up for me. Galatians 2:20
For if we have become one with Him by sharing a death like His, we shall also be [one with Him in sharing] His resurrection [by a new life lived for God]. Romans 6:5
These are not Truths for our future. They are Truths for our today! These glorious things are all ours right now. Faith comes from hearing these Truths, Romans 10:17, and the Truth sets us free, John 8:32.
For He says, In the time of favor (of an assured welcome) I have listened to and heeded your call, and I have helped you on the day of deliverance (the day of salvation). Behold, now is truly the time for a gracious welcome and acceptance [of you from God]; behold, now is the day of salvation! 2 Corinthians 6:2
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