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The Mystery of being “In” Christ
It is simply wild to me how the mystery is even so great, as to what the “in” means in the terms “in Christ, in God or in the Holy Spirit”. But then I recall when it was just such a mystery to me too, and how hard it was to grasp anything truly as it pertained to God, His Son and the Holy Spirit.
I’m going to break this down in a manner that I hope can be clearly understood by those who truly seek to have a closer relationship with God, Christ and the Holy Spirit. I say this because desire plays a paramount role as a motive. Without genuine desire, you will not accomplish genuine results. Also, God is not stupid. He loves all of His creation dearly, but seeks to have a ‘genuine’ relationship with them. God will not be played by His creation.
In my study of God’s word I often came across the term “in Christ” and didn’t really get the meaning of how that term applied to the context of the scripture. I looked else where but didn’t get a concise or a consistent explanation as to what it meant and how it applied or was to be applied. I soon became confused and concerned that something so small could be overlooked as a vital element of understanding necessary in scripture. I turned to what I had come to believe as; the single only true source of all knowledge. I come here when I am lost in my search, which happened a lot in my early conviction. I came to the Holy Spirit. It was “in Him” that I received this revelation.
The simplicity of this is sufficient to elude the simple, but to elude the intelligent and well read among us could only mean that it takes more than an observation to acquire.
Being ‘in a house’ is not that hard for most of us to accept and visualize, however. Being instructed to remain in the house is something entirely different. You would not think that the slight differences in our perceptions could yield such a broad scope of interpretations, but they do and more.
It’s not the “in” part that really eludes us. Sit back down! I know that there’s a very strong urge pressing you to turn away from any further reading, but if there is a slight chance or a small voice telling you to “pay attention here”, you need to grip that chair and receive what you are being given right now. It’s the “being”. Being is the most powerful word in any language. Being in something is beyond approach or access of anything else. This knowledge may not mean much to you, but the knowledge itself is not just available to you.
Most men today, are still just as simple as Adam; it is for that reason that I personally have very few male friends today. Being in something is not just a desire that man has; it is also a desire that powers above and around man have. It is not a desire that the powers above and around mankind wants mankind to be very familiar with. The powers above and around mankind are dark principalities. These dark powers only want mankind to be in the world; in faith, mentally, physically and in all conceived imaginations. Thereby; ‘being in access’ to dark power influence only!
There is no other reason why the simplicity of being in God or in Christ, or in the Holy Spirit cannot be easily comprehended by everyone. The influence of the principalities of darkness upon mankind in the world is just that great. If you look at all the options of being in anything, you’ll see just what I mean.
There is a reason why God hid this mystery in His word. And beyond the above explanation is only the providence of those who earnestly seek Him. This knowledge is completely priceless. It is easy to say that this knowledge is the most valuable knowledge available to mankind! But it is sad to have to say, that most of mankind will never have it, because most of mankind is quite content with being in the world.
