Christian Living
What do you know about ONE? You are One with Christ!
“But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with Him.“
I Corinthians 6:17 NKJV
ONE is a number, the lowest cardinal number. ONE is also used to identify a person. And ONE also describes something of same quality and make-up; something that is identical in nature. This is the meaning of ‘ONE’ this write-up is about.
The first half of First Corinthians chapter 6, provides a model for conflict resolution among Christians. The second half, shines light on some ordinarily negligible spiritual implications of sex….
When a man and a woman are join together in sex, they become One flesh. When a believer engages in sexual immorality, he becomes One body with whomever the act occured with. The joining in holy matrimony is God-ordained however the joining that takes place outside of holy matrimony is a sin. Verse 18 calls it ‘sin against one’s body.
“So run away from sexual sin. It involves the body in a way that no other sin does. So if you commit sexual sin, you are sinning against your own body.”
1 Corinthians 6:18 ERV
There are 2 other kinds of ONE mentioned in 1 Corinthuans 6- When someone confesses Jesus as Lord and Saviour, he becomes One spirit with Christ (verse 17) and his body is becomes a member of Christ (verse 15).
…..ONE spirit with Christ and members of Christ!
This is good news!!!
Because though this scripture is set against the background of abstaining from sexual sin, it also communicates the unique and very important position of a believer in Christ….
…….if you are joined with Him, you are One with Him.
He is the Head of the Church, we are His Body….The Head and Body are Christ (Ephesians 1:22).
We are joined with Him, we are One with Him. If we are joined with Him and we are One with Him, then we are Him! We represent Him here on earth. Halleluyah! No, we are NOT God Almighty, we are NOT Jesus Christ, no, but we have the Spirit of Christ and so we are Him …in Spirit.
Child of God do you know that any time you show up, Christ shows up! Do you know that as He is, so are you in this world (I John 4:17)? Do you know that when He died, you died in Him, when He conquered hell, you conquered hell and all its occupants too? Do you know that you were buried and resurrected with Him? And that as He is seated at the right of the Father in Heaven, that you are seated with Him in a position of authority?
“But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus”
Ephesians 2:4-6 NKJV
Dear friend in Christ Jesus, You are joined together with Christ, you are ONE Spirit with Him. You have the same spirit of faith as Christ has, you are wired to conquer and overcome, you are made to reign in dominion and victory.
