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Nelson:
Hi folks,

"so that if any one is in Christ-- he is a new creature; the old things did pass away, lo, become new have the all things. And the all things are of God, who reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and did give to us the ministration of the reconciliation, how that God was in Christ--a world reconciling to Himself, not reckoning to them their trespasses; and having put in us the word of the reconciliation" (1 Cor 5:17-19)

"Giving thanks to the Father who did make us meet for the participation of the inheritance of the saints in the light, who did rescue us out of the authority of the darkness, and did translate us into the reign of the Son of His love, in whom we have the redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of the sins" (Col 1:12-14)[/list]

Apart from God how could anyone ever think they can put themselves IN CHRIST? It is only by being IN Christ that we inherit all that is His. When Christ died, I died. When Christ was raised, I was raised, for IN HIM we have everything that is His, we are heirs and sons just as he is.

It is ALL the work of God and it always has been from the beginning. But our weak flesh will always war with the spirit until God has completely broken our outer man, and the inner man of the spirit, which IS Christ, shall be manifest. This is the difference between being IN Christ, and Him being IN us. In either case, it is the work of God and any effort on our part to do His will cannot satisfy Him because there exists nothing good in me/us except for what God has placed there, Christ.

"Him it behoveth to increase, and me to become less" (Jo 3:30)[/list]

We are clay vessels in His mighty hands, may He continue to work in each of us until we are vessels of honour, perfected by our Father in heaven.

Love, grace and peace to you all

Nelson

PS. Hi Sorin, hope all is well with you

JJ:
Good points.........  God has been teaching (chastening) me to really see that
i can do NOTHING w/o Him and I can do lots of things that "i" am NOT capable of
WITH Him working THROUGH me.......   ALL is of Christ........  what a peace to know this! 
Now to get my carnal nature to REMEMBER this when things are going well for a
short season!   God is so awesome!   More of Christ, less of me.

Nelson and Sorin!!!  So good to see your posts and know you are still with us!
JJ

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