Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more;
death hath no more dominion over him. Romans 6:9
The scripture
above is one of the most amazing verses in all of Romans 6 because of its
implications. It doesn’t say, “Knowing that Jesus being raised from the dead
dieth no more…”; rather, it says, “…Christ being raised from the dead dieth no
more….”
The Question
is, who is Christ? Christ is Jesus and His body—the Church! Jesus is the head,
and the Church is His body. The head and the body form Christ. When it’s
personalized, it’s “Jesus.” In certain cases, a title is added to it to call
Him “Jesus Christ” or “Christ Jesus.”
But every time
you’re studying the New Testament and you see “Christ”, except the context
dictates otherwise, it means Jesus and the Church, His body. If death has no
more dominion over the head, it doesn’t have dominion over the hand, over the
legs or any other part of the body.
Verse 10 says,
“For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth
unto God.” What a verse! You ought to read this and declare, “I’m alive from
the dead!” Have that consciousness! Death has no dominion over you because
through Jesus Christ, you have eternal life; you’ve been brought into life and
immortality (2 Timothy 1:10).
Therefore, be
fearless, for death has been paralysed; defeated by Jesus. Hebrews 2:14-15
says, “For as much then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he
also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might
destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; And deliver them
who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.”
When Jesus
defeated death, we were in Him. Together with Him, we’ve triumphed over death
and the grave. No wonder it says in 1 Corinthians 15:54-55, “…Death is
swallowed up in victory. O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy
victory?”
CONFESSION
I’m crucified
with Christ, nevertheless, I live; yet not I, but Christ lives in me; and the
life which I now live in the flesh, I live by the faith of the Son of God! I’m
free from sin and death. I’m a partaker of the divine nature! Glory to God!
FURTHER STUDY:
1 Corinthians 15:55-57;
Romans 8:1-2; John 5:24
1-YEAR BIBLE READING
PLAN: Romans 2 & Psalms 38-41
2-YEAR BIBLE READING
PLAN: Ephesians 3:13-21 & Isaiah 47
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