Our Position In Christ (Part 1)
Teaching
Dear student
Welcome to the course "Authority in Christ"! It is a joy that you have decided to enroll in this course and you want to find out more about your authority in Christ! It is a great subject that will release you to step out with a lot of confidence in your walk as a child of God, as you will know deep inside of you what you are capable of - through Christ.
I am always amazed if I look at our kids or the kids of our friends. As young as they are, they do not fear people! There was this one scene that happened at a wedding, where David, the son of our friends, was talking to some other kids. They were playing in the jumping castle and David was "preaching" to one of the smaller boys.
He started out: "Do you know Jesus?"
The other boy only gazed at him and did not say anything.
David continued: "Do you know why we love Jesus?"
No answer came from the boy. He only looked a bit surprised about what he had heard here!
Then David went on: "You know, Jesus died for us on the cross. And therefore when we die, we will live forever in heaven with God."
That was only the beginning. I must say it was very amazing how persistent David was and how he went on and on. Of course I had to smile about that situation, it was so cute. But David just decided to talk about Jesus to this boy - and so he did.
I could tell you about so many similar situations from our kids. For them it is the most normal thing to just talk about Jesus and also talk to people that they do not know well. There is such a confidence in these little ones. Why?
Very likely one reason is that they feel so loved and accepted! They did not have many bad experiences where they got rejected. And even if they did, they learned that they can go to Jesus and He will always love them and accept them. He is always standing there with open arms.
Yes, they are "only" kids, but how important is this exact truth for us! How great is it to know that whatever happens to you, there is always somebody loving and caring for you and accepting you the way you are, even if you have failed completely!
Well, in this first lesson about "Our position in Christ" you will learn more about this...
You are welcome to go ahead to the first part of the teaching now, either by watching the video, listening to the audio or reading through the text about "Our position in Christ" (Part 1). May you be touched by the Lord as you study about the love and acceptance that the Lord has in store for you!
Video - Lesson 1 Resource
Audio - Lesson 1 Resource
Text - Lesson 1 Resource
Practical Projects
That was already the end of the teaching for this subject! I hope that it blessed you a lot and that you started to get this peace inside of you, knowing that you are made righteous and perfect through the work of Christ!
It is always great to learn new things, but that is only the starting point. You will now have the opportunity to apply what you have learned, so that it becomes part of you and you can use it in your daily life.
For this topic you will go through some questions that will show you, if you have understood the main principles. And after that you will get into a great practical project that I will explain to you later on. Just click on the practical projects:
Our Position In Christ Quiz
Sunbathing In His Love Assignment