The Blessings of Being In Christ - SAINTS!

We now draw to the close of our series on the Letter to the Philippians. I want to close this series by looking at a blessing that we have in Christ. That blessing? We are saints in Christ Jesus!

If we are a Christian then we are in Christ, alive in him, and we have become a new creation. A new creation in Christ. Our nature is no longer the same. Prior to knowing Christ we were sinners, but we are sinners no longer. We are different. Now that we are alive in Christ, we have become saints. Saints in Christ. Holy ones. We are now united with Christ, and day-by-day, through humble, Spirit-filled, Spirit-led, Spirit-empowered obedience, we are growing into his likeness. As Christians, who battle against sin and who look to stand firm against our culture's increasingly wicked value system, it is important that we take hold of our identity in Christ. Again, we are saints! Oh, what a blessing! To God alone be the glory!

Pastor John