Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come:
The old has gone, the new is here!
2 Corinthians 5:17 NIV
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To be “in Christ” is to place one’s trust in Him for salvation from sin.
To be “in Christ” is to trust His goodness, not our own;
to trust that His sacrificial death on the cross
paid the complete debt of death we owe for our sin;
to trust that His resurrection gives us eternal life
instead of relying upon our own ability to please God.
To be “in Christ” is to claim, by faith, the free gift of salvation.
To be “in Christ” is to enjoy a completely restored relationship
with our Father in heaven by virtue of His Son’s righteous standing.
Charles R. Swindoll