[D-fendr]

Thanks for your reply.

And how do you see Paul’s words above. Do you no longer do any of these or their like? Or can you do them and still inherit the Kingdom?

[smvoice]

In Christ, even the most humble member of the Body of Christ has been "made accepted in the Beloved [One]", (Eph. 1:6), has a position before God "complete in Him" (Col. 2:10), and, by virtue of the Holy Spirit baptizing him into Christ, has been made to sit in the heavenlies at God's right hand. (Eph. 2:6; Col. 3:1-3) there to be "blessed with all spiritual blessings." (Eph. 1:3).

Our position is and remains, a heavenly one, simply because we are "in Christ". We may not always appropriate and enjoy our blessings in the heavenlies, but the position remains the same. God always sees us IN CHRIST at His right hand. (Rom. 8:1, 31-34).

We not only are spiritually seated in the heavenlies IN CHRIST, we have access into His presence.

"For through Him we both (Jew and Gentile believer) have access by one Spirit unto the Father." (Eph. 2: 17,18).

Romans 5:1,2 speaks of our standing and our privilege together;

"Therefore BEING JUSTIFIED by faith we have PEACE with God through our Lord Jesus Christ;

By whom also WE HAVE ACCESS by faith into this grace wherein we stand..."