What blessings do we have "in Christ"?

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What do we have in Christ?   

• Redemption (Romans 3:24)  
• New birth (Romans 6:11)  
• Eternal life (Romans 6:23)  
• Freedom from God’s condemnation (Romans 8:1)  
• Freedom from the law of sin and death (Romans 8:2)  
• God’s unchanging love (Romans 8:39)  
• Unity with other believers (Romans 12:5)  
• Sanctification (First Corinthians 1:2)  
• The grace of God (First Corinthians 1:4)  
• Understanding of the Gospel (Second Corinthians 3:14)  
• A new nature (Second Corinthians 5:17)  
• Reconciliation with God (Second Corinthians 5:19)  
• Liberty from slavery to sin and death (Galatians 2:4)  
• Adoption as God’s sons (Galatians 3:26)   
• We are raised with Christ and seated with Him now (Ephesians 2:6)  
• We are the workmanship of God, created for good works (Ephesians 2:10)  
• Intimate fellowship with God (Ephesians 2:13)  
• Forgiveness (Ephesians 4:32)  
• Encouragement (Philippians 2:1)  
• The consolation of God’s love (Philippians 2:1)  
• Fellowship with the Holy Spirit (Philippians 2:1)  
• Compassion (Philippians 2:1)  
• God is calling us ever upwards (Philippians 3:14)  
• The perfect peace of God which guards our hearts and minds (Philippians 4:7)  
• Ongoing growth into perfect Christlikeness (Colossians 1:28)  
• Faith (First Timothy 1:14)  
• Love (First Timothy 1:14)  
• Salvation (Second Timothy 3:15)  
• The certainty of eternal glory (First Peter 5:10)  
• Every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places (Ephesians 1:3)  

That last one, “every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places,” means that in Christ, there is everything God gives His people, more than we could ever imagine.

From The Value of the Kingdom - Matthew 13:44-46

March 27, 2022 (Full text available in Blogs or recording of the sermon in Sermons)