Home With God: Reflecting on Our Union in ChristSample

Christ in Me

Union with Christ is one of the most fundamental Christian beliefs about salvation. Unfortunately, even with all that has been written about this incredible reality, it still takes many Christians far too long to discover it.

The Bible is overwhelmingly clear in its emphasis. While we most commonly refer to ourselves as Christians, you might be surprised to discover the word Christian is only used three times in the Bible. Far more often we discover the primary way of naming a follower of Jesus is to say they are “in Christ.”

It is a glorious reality that by the power of the Holy Spirit, the presence of Christ dwells in our lives. Christians believe that God is Trinity; that God is three in one. Part of the mysterious nature of our union with Christ is that not only does God invite us to live in Christ, but He also invites us to receive His indwelling presence in the Holy Spirit. This is called “mutual indwelling.” When we place our faith in Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit takes up residence within our lives, even while He re-homes us to live with God in Christ.

Our union with Christ is both: Christ in us and us in Christ. We are in Christ and Christ is in us by the power of the Holy Spirit, but the overwhelming emphasis in Scripture is on the believer in Christ Jesus.

It is in Jesus Christ where we are welcomed by the grace of God and the power of the Holy Spirit, along with all of God’s children throughout history and the world, into the warm fellowship of God’s covenant love. This union with Christ is the unbreakable foundation for the Christian adventure of communion with God.