KEY SCRIPTURE: Gal 3:27 BBE” For all those of you who were given baptism into Christ did put on Christ.”

Baptism is a Greek word transliterated into English. It means to be dipped into, immersed or buried in something. Everyone who came to Jesus to submit to His Lordship was dipped into Christ by the Holy Spirit.1Co 12:13 KJV” For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.” This is different from the physical baptism in water. It is a spiritual one. The import of this is that every Christian is hidden in Christ. He has partaken of every nature, ability, experience, and the authority of our Lord. The Christian is a physical representative of the ascended Christ. When men relate to you, they should freely say, This man, or this sister, is like Jesus.

Romans 6:3-5 expounds more on this issue of the Christian baptism into Christ. The best term is our IDENTIFICATION with Jesus. Dear child of God, your life must fully reveal Jesus. This is what makes you a Christian. You are not just a follower of Jesus, but one with Jesus and, in reality, His representative. This is the great mystery of Christianity. 1Jn 4:17 KJV “Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.” The scripture rightly declares that as Jesus is, so are we in this world. No form of evil can dominate our Lord Jesus. No power of darkness should likewise Lord over us. Sicknesses, diseases, and sin cannot function any way around him. In a similar vein, none of these things must dominate the Christian.

One may ask how this be possible when we live in this body? Our opening scripture says, as a Christian, you have put Jesus on as a man wears a garment. This can be possible through your resolve to believe what the scriptures have revealed. A lack of acknowledgement of this truth is the cause of so much weakness and a lot of deception among Christians. The man who knows has absolute victory over the adversary would not be subjected to all the manipulations of quack prophets and a life of fear, worry, and anxiety because they feel helpless at the barrage of attacks from the enemy. The Christian is never weak, sinful, or helpless in the face of evil and wickedness. Whatever the Lord Jesus did and achieved was done with us. This is possible because of our baptism into Christ, glory be to God.

If you find yourself in any awkward situation, do not panic; take time to look into the scriptures and locate all that God has said concerning our victory in Christ. Take your stand on these scriptures and refuse to give in. This is what the scriptures call the fight of faith. Note that faith in God can never be defeated by the enemy on any front. Eph 6:16 KJV “Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.”

CONFESSION

I am a Christian because I have been baptised into Christ, and I have therefore put Jesus on as a garment. I am identified with him. I cannot be defeated by the enemy in any contest, for I have taken my grounds to stand on His victory and never to give up, till my already established victory becomes experiential to me

FURTHER STUDIES

Eph 6:13 KJV” Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.”

1Ti 6:12 KJV “Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.”

Rom 13:14 KJV But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.