Section 7
Christ are far greater than those of Adam. But to experience them we must walk according to the spirit.
PUT INTO CHRIST
Romans 5:19 says, "Through the disobedience of one man the many were constituted sinners." You may think that because you are saved, you are no longer a sinner. In a sense, I agree with you. Nevertheless, we still have the sinful element of our old constitution. We are sinners constituted with sin. We are not sinners because we have sinned. No, we are sinners because we have been constituted with sin. Even before you were born, you were already a sinner. Whether we are good or evil, we have all been constituted sinners.
Romans 6:3 says that we "have been baptized into Christ Jesus." This means that we have been put into Christ. We were born in Adam, but we have been put into Christ. We were born in the realm, sphere, and element of Adam, but we have been transferred into the realm, the sphere, and element of Christ. This is a fact, and it does not depend upon our feelings. When I say that you were born in Adam, you may reply, "I don't feel like I was born in Adam." Whether you feel it or not, it is a fact nonetheless. For example, it is a