Mystery of Christ

“For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace. Romans 6:14 NKJV

In Christ Jesus, it has happened for all genuine believers that sin has no dominion over them. What does it mean? A way-out has now been provisioned by the grace of Jesus Christ our Lord. We are possessing Jesus Christ the Lord within us through the faith in God and we are possessed by Him through the blood on the cross. In the New Testament, it is called the mystery of Christ which was hidden for generations and ages and has now been disclosed by His coming as a Babe in the obscure town of Bethlehem some two thousand years ago (Colossians 1:26-27).

The mystery of Christ rests on the cross where He died in our place as an act of propitiating once for all for sinners like us who were still the enemies of God. Christ Jesus was put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit. As we know well, Jesus did not die for Himself, but for the world. Jesus did not die in vain, but for the redemption of all who believe in Him. Jesus Christ did not die just for the forgiveness of our sins though it is true. Much more than the forgiveness of sins, He died and gave His life on the cross in order to impart His new life to His church in which He indwells by the means of the Spirit. Do not misunderstand that church is building. Church never indicates building, but people just like you and me whoever believe in the Lord Jesus Christ (1 Corinthians 6:19).

Christ living in us is the mystery of God. Therefore, sin shall not have dominion over us because we’re always in Him and His grace, not under law. That iron grip and bondage to sin and death has now been shattered down, so it has no longer dominion over the genuine Christians. Isn’t it good news? So, we live on that basis by faith in our Lord Jesus Christ now and forevermore.