Seated with Christ
First Corinthians 6:17 says, “but he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.” We are one with Christ. We are as Christ. We are seated at the right hand of the Majesty on high. All things have been put under our feet.
The trouble with us is that we’ve preached a “cross” religion, and we need to preach a “throne” religion. By that I mean that people have thought they were supposed to remain at the cross. Some have received the baptism in the Holy Spirit, have backed up to the cross, and have stayed there ever since
We’ve sung, “near the cross, near the cross.” Yes, we need to come by the cross for salvation, but we don’t need to remain there; let’s go on to Pentecost, the Ascension, and the Throne!
The cross is actually a place of defeat, whereas the resurrection is a place of triumph. When you preach the cross, your preaching death, and you leave people in death. We died all right, but were raised with Christ. We're seated with Him. Positionally, that’s where we are right now: we're seated with Christ in the place of authority in heavenly places.
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