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To: Mrs. Don-o
I'm iinvolved in a major writing project right now and haven't time to pull out every relevant chapter and verse of Scripture, but consider these few out of many: "I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ lives in me." - Gal 2:20" "He has given us great and precious promises; through them you may participate in the divine nature." "In Christ we form one body, and each member belongs to all the others." Vine and Branches.

We do not become "incorporated " into Christ.. He indwells those that are His.. ...

"Christ in you the Hope of Glory"(Col 1:27)

Not sure where the idea of" incorporation " would be found ????

416 posted on 07/03/2015 3:25:03 PM PDT by RnMomof7
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To: RnMomof7
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Each of the quotes I gave you, deals with incorporation.

Maybe you're not familiar with the term itself, in which case it's the familiar problem of people having different theological vocabularies.

But you do know that Jesus was incorporated (incarnated) into the human race. In-corpore, in the body - He assumed a human nature, which means, he took it up and will always have this human nature (together with His divine nature.) This leads to the other half of this marvelous sharing by which we participate in His divine nature (as Peter says in one of his epistles.)

This is theosis, which is the purpose of human life.

Vine and branches.

420 posted on 07/03/2015 3:40:37 PM PDT by Mrs. Don-o ("Nor has entered into the mind of man, what God has prepared for those who love Him." - 1 Cor 2:9)
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