Christ Within the Believer

Christ is seven things within the new believer:

1. Life, to be lived out.
   “I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me” (Galatians 2:20).
2. Power, for Christian walk and service.
   “…God said, “I will make my dwelling among them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people” (2 Corinthians 6:16).
3. Source of fruit-bearing.
   “Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me” (John 15:4).
4. As the Word, to teach.
   “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God” (Colossians 3:16).
5. Peace, to rule.
   “And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful” (Colossians 3:15).
6. Joy, to fill.
   “These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full” (John 15:11).
7. Hope of glory, to cheer.
   “To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory” (Colossians 1:27).