This list “in Christ” contains information that holds meaning. Here they are in order of appearance.

Faith

Redemption with explanations justify, grace, gift

No Condemnation

Freedom from sin and death

Love of God

Witness

Body

Work

Scripture tells us what it means to be in Christ.

These are only the first eight things associated with being in Christ. Note carefully that faith is listed first. Nothing that follows in all 76 uses of “in Christ” is achieved without our placing our faith in Christ. “By Faith” is used in exact phrasing 36 times in the KJV. That is another list to be explored later.

Before we move on to another study let us look to this list in order and pay attention to what they means to us.

Redemption has three words that help explain how that came about. They are words that need to be studied to be understood how they work together to achieve God’s will for us. This is not a simple understanding that comes from our former life because we live in the Kingdom of God now and the bible determines what words mean.

If you feel condemned, it isn’t coming from God. That’s the work of the enemy.

We are freed from the power of sin over our lives, not the presence of sin. That has to be understood properly.

Love of God requires a response to God. Love has to be reciprocated or it isn’t true.

We are witnesses of the love of God for us in unique ways, as many ways as there are believers.

We are members of one body, His Bride, the universal church.

Last and this is important, it comes after all the others, work.

Philippians 2:13 English Standard Version (ESV) for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.

God does the work because we are “in Christ”.