The New Frontier

The Holy Spirit through the Apostle John tells us, "And this is the promise that He has promised us, eternal life." (1 John 2:25) Eternal life or in other words, is, life as God is life; the Nature of God. Jesus said of Himself, "I am the way, the truth, and the life." (John 14:6) Contrary to what many have been taught, eternal life is not a destination, but the reality of God’s life in us now. The same eternal life or nature of God that made Jesus righteous has been imparted to a person the moment one is born again. Was it any wonder that the Holy Spirit said through the Apostle John, "As He is, so are we in this world?" As the Father became the righteousness of Jesus, so He becomes the righteousness of every believer. (2 Corinthians 5:21) As the Father became the life of Jesus, He becomes the life of every believer. This truth will revolutionize every believer when we grasps this by faith.

The Holy Spirit through the Apostle Paul tells us, "And raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus." (Ephesians 2:6) This could not be true unless believers were as righteous as Jesus was. This is the reason why the writer of Hebrews tells us, "Let us therefore come boldly (free and fearless confidence, cheerful courage, with full assurance) to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need." (Hebrews 4:16)
The sense of oneness with Him in His righteousness is as real as His sense of oneness was with us when He was made sin, sickness and became a curse.

This should give us the unwavering confidence in Him to take our place as victors, as conquerors to go out, uphold, enforce and continue to do the work that Jesus began to do when He was here on earth as the Son of Man. Why? Not only have we been commissioned to do so, but, "But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ." (1 Corinthians 15:57) "Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ." (2 Corinthians 2:14) Christ victory is the believers victory. He did not need to fight that battle; He did it for us. When He conquered the adversary and stripped him of his authority, in the mind of the Father it was as though we had done it. The reality is, before we became born again, we were slaves to sin and Satan. But now in Christ we are Satan's master, just as Jesus was when He arose from the dead.

Next we see, "How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him." (Acts 10:38) Just as Jesus conquered the works of the devil during His earth walk, every believer can conquer him today. Jesus tells us, "Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you." (Luke 10:19) "And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover." (Mark 16:17-18) "Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father." (John 14:12) This means that every believer is expected to continue the works that Jesus began.

Therefore, the end of defeat and failure is now. This is the beginning of a new era for all believers. It is time that the church truly and deeply appreciate what God has done for us in Christ. It is time that we truly and deeply appreciate what it means to be a member of the body of Christ. We are now the righteous victors. Satan can no longer place on us, guilt, condemnation, unworthiness or inferiority. We are New Creation sons and daughters. We are God's children. So, let us thank Him and go out and enjoy the fullness of this marvelous Redemption.