Members of Christ's Body

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THE closest union exists between Chris and His people. True believers an united by the Holy Ghost to Christ in heaven so that we read, “We are members of His body, of His flesh, and of His bones.” (Eph. 5:3030For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones. (Ephesians 5:30)) There is no separation possible Christ and His are one. To suppose a member of Christ being lost would be to suppose imperfection in the body, of which Christ is the head. All this is sovereign grace. Our faith does not unite us to Christ, but the Spirit of God who dwells in the believe effects the union. The Holy Ghost who came down to earth when Christ went up to heaven. Thus we have the infinite grace of God to rest our souls upon. The Spirit of God use the figure of the human body that we may really comprehend the meaning of this marvelous union between Christ and people. What can be more intimate that the membership of the different parts of the human body? And by grace the believe is taken out of his former sinful state, and is made a member of the body of Christ.
The believer is thus united to Christ it heaven. Christ does not unite Himself to man in his fallen condition. He was math in the likeness of sinful flesh, but in Hin, was no sin. He became a man to deliver His people from sin, the world, Satan, and themselves. “Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, He also Himself likewise took part of the same; that through death He might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; and deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.” (Heb. 2:14, 1514Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; 15And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage. (Hebrews 2:14‑15)).
In the death of the Lord we see the end of what we are, for He in perfect grace took our place and bore our penalty: it is as risen from the dead and ascended to heaven that Christ is the Head of His Church. From heaven the Holy Ghost has come down to earth to unite all true believers to their Head in heaven.
H. F. W.