By these spiritual realities of the Christian’s spiritual
condition in regeneration we have sought to document the
ontological essence of the indwelling Being of Jesus Christ
in the Christian. “Do you not recognize this about
yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?” (II Cor. 13:5), Paul
queried the Corinthians. To the Colossians, he explained
that the spiritual mystery of the gospel is “Christ in you, the
hope of glory” (Col. 1:27).
Dynamic Expression of Jesus Christ through the ChristianTo keep the divine Being and activity integrated and
unified, we proceed to consider the dynamic expression of
the functional activity of Jesus Christ in and through
Christian behavior. The spiritual condition of the Christian,
constituted by the indwelling presence of His life, allows
for the self-expression of His Being in Christian behavior.
The essence and expression of Christ’s life are conjoined
by Paul when he wrote to the Galatians, “it is no longer I
who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life that I now live
in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God who loved me
and gave Himself for me” (Gal. 2:20).
The life of Jesus Christ within the spirit of the Christian
is not just a deposit to guarantee future heavenly benefits.