Section 3
the fact of being in Christ! As a result of being in Christ, we have grace with righteousness (Rom. 5:17). In Adam we had sin; in Christ we have grace with righteousness. What we have is not righteousness alone or grace alone but grace with righteousness. Grace with righteousness is versus sin. In Adam we inherited sin. In Christ we have received grace with the gift of righteous ness. Grace and righteousness work together because grace works through righteousness. Fur thermore, in Christ we have eternal life instead of death. We can even reign in this eternal life (5:17). Although death once reigned over us (5:14), now we can reign in life. Moreover, in Christ we are not under God's condemnation; we are under His justification. In Christ we all have been justified.
Perhaps you are asking how you can be in Christ. We have no doubt about our being in Adam. But how can we be in Christ? It is by being baptized into Him (Rom. 6:3) and by believ ing into Him (John 3:15). Being baptized into Christ includes believing into Him. Hence, we are in Christ by believing and by being baptized. When you believe in Christ, you actually believe yourself into Him. Likewise, being baptized into the water is a sign indicating that we are being