“In Christ”
from Brad Kirk
The Good News of Jesus Christ is that we can be IN CHRIST!
- Jesus came to earth so we can know him.
- He died so we can have salvation and be forgiven.
- He rose so we can have new life.
- He made a way where there is no way.
- He sent the Spirit so we can find him.
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My friend Brad Kirk serves as pastor of the
Global Methodist Church in Kingman, Kansas. He says the inspiration for his OMG came from E. Stanley
Jones’s book, In Christ. Jones (1884 – 1973) was a Methodist missionary
in India, renewal movement leader, and prolific author. I have also been
inspired by his writing.
To be “in Christ” encapsulates the gospel of salvation as a relationship with Jesus, through whom our relationship with God is restored. Brad uses the word “abide” which many translations use in John 15. Jesus talks about himself as the vine and his disciples as the branches who abide in him and he in them. To abide means to remain in life-giving relationship with.
Brad’s line, “He made a way where there is no way,” reminds me of a lyric in Anne Wilson’s song, “Let Me Tell You ‘Bout My Jesus.” You might like it.
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