and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,
Verse 6 continues the sentence and the thought from verse 5. By grace, God made us alive with Christ. What else did He do? He raised us up with Him. You see, because we as believers are in Christ, His history becomes our history. Our identity is in Him. So, when He died, we died. And when He was raised, we were raised.
Paul says in Colossians 3:1, “If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above.”
In Romans 6:10-11 Paul describes how Christ died to sin, but is alive to God. In verse 11 he tells us that we also must reckon ourselves dead to sin and alive to God IN Christ Jesus. There you have the same truth. IN Christ Jesus. We are in Him and thus we are on the resurrection side of things.
Back to Ephesians 2:6. We are also seated with him in the heavenly places. Christ is seated in heaven at the right hand of God the Father. And we also have been raised with Christ and are seated with Him in heaven. It’s as good as done as far as God is concerned. The church is the body of Christ, and believers are members of His body. Our identity is in Christ.
Look at Colossians 3:1-4 If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.
Do you see how closely connected your life is with His? When He appears, you appear. If you are a believer, you are one with Christ.
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