15.2 SIT – We are seated in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus
We will expound on the three words – SIT, WALK & STAND – starting with SIT. The book of Ephesians declares powerfully that:
(Eph 2:4-9)
4 But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, 5 even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), 6 and raised us up together, and MADE US SIT TOGETHER in the HEAVENLY PLACES IN CHRIST JESUS, 7 that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9 not of works, lest anyone should boast.
It says that we were once dead in our sins. But because of God’s great love, He sent Jesus to give us life. And at the moment that we got saved, God raised us up together, and made us SIT together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus.
This is awesome. A lot of Christians think that we get saved on earth now, and suffer for the rest of our life until we return to heaven. Or many Christians still think that we are poor old sinners even after getting saved. Or some Christians are always running from the devil, talking about spiritual attacks. They appear totally detached from the revelation of the Bible!
The passage declares that we are seated the heavenly places in Christ Jesus. Jesus is at the right hand of God. And we are in Christ. So we are seated at the right hand of God by the virtue that we are in Christ.
Satan is below us. We have more authority than him. We are not suffering our way to heaven, but heaven is in us. We are already seated in the heavenly places. We are not poor old sinners – we are sons of God in Christ.
Jesus came to this earth to fulfill the law. When His job was finished, He sat down. Jesus ends by seating. But the Christian starts by seating. This is where the Christian starts when he gets saved. He is seated in the heavenly places. If we learn how to sit, we will be ready to walk.
The only way to sit is to be established in the grace of God. In the same passage above, it emphasizes that we have been saved by grace and not of your works. Through the finished work of Christ, we are seated. If we depend on ourselves, we will never be seated. Seating is to rest in His finished work.
(Eph 2:4-9)
4 But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, 5 even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), 6 and raised us up together, and MADE US SIT TOGETHER in the HEAVENLY PLACES IN CHRIST JESUS, 7 that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9 not of works, lest anyone should boast.
It says that we were once dead in our sins. But because of God’s great love, He sent Jesus to give us life. And at the moment that we got saved, God raised us up together, and made us SIT together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus.
This is awesome. A lot of Christians think that we get saved on earth now, and suffer for the rest of our life until we return to heaven. Or many Christians still think that we are poor old sinners even after getting saved. Or some Christians are always running from the devil, talking about spiritual attacks. They appear totally detached from the revelation of the Bible!
The passage declares that we are seated the heavenly places in Christ Jesus. Jesus is at the right hand of God. And we are in Christ. So we are seated at the right hand of God by the virtue that we are in Christ.
Satan is below us. We have more authority than him. We are not suffering our way to heaven, but heaven is in us. We are already seated in the heavenly places. We are not poor old sinners – we are sons of God in Christ.
Jesus came to this earth to fulfill the law. When His job was finished, He sat down. Jesus ends by seating. But the Christian starts by seating. This is where the Christian starts when he gets saved. He is seated in the heavenly places. If we learn how to sit, we will be ready to walk.
The only way to sit is to be established in the grace of God. In the same passage above, it emphasizes that we have been saved by grace and not of your works. Through the finished work of Christ, we are seated. If we depend on ourselves, we will never be seated. Seating is to rest in His finished work.
posted by Joshua Lye @ 6:31 PM
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