Salvation part 3: Union in Christ

Some may wonder about Eternal Security. Of course God knew what we would do, but did He really choose us? The text of Scripture is quite clear. God's people have been joined to Christ since before the foundation of the world.

Think about the meaning of Baptism. In some strange, mystical way, God has united God's people with Christ. It can be said that when Christ lived His righteous life, that life belongs to God's people by faith. It can also be said that when Jesus died, we died; when Jesus was buried, we were buried; when Jesus was raised, we were raised; when Jesus is seated with the Father, we are seated in the heavenly places with Christ.

The church is the bride of Christ, so she is in union with Him. Notice also the unity of man in Romans 5. All men die due to Adam's sin. Which is why Paul is able to say that all in Christ are made alive in Christ. So there is a unity among men who are in Adam and a unity of men who are in Christ.

So when one asks if I can get "saved" and keep on sinning is missing the point. Adam's life is sinful. That life is given to all of his posterity. Christ's life is righteous. That life is given to His people. So Paul is able to say, "How can we keep on sinning when we have died to sin?"

In other words, only the true man of God who has a new heart and new life in Christ can truly say, "I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me."