What follows if we are identified with Christ's death?
If we are identified with Christ's death, then we shall also be identified with His resurrection. The old Adam must be crucified and planted in the likeness of His death, and out of that death comes new growth, eternal life, and the new divine nature.
Les teaches that Romans 6:5 uses the plain illustration of planting. When a seed is placed in the ground or soil, moisture and sunlight cause it to die, and out of that death comes new growth. Likewise, if our old Adam has died and been crucified, and we have been planted together in the likeness of His death, then we shall also be identified in His resurrection. Les emphasizes that resurrection is the next step after identification with Christ's death. He also connects this to the earlier point that as He died our death and took it away, He imparted eternal life in the area of the spirit and the new divine nature—the part of us that will one day be ushered into His presence, and then we will pick up the new body, becoming active in the overall plan of God now, but more in the kingdom yet to come.
For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:
More Questions
What does it mean to be planted together in the likeness of Christ's death?
Being planted together in the likeness of Christ's death means our old Adam has died and must be crucified, identifying us with His death.
How can we be sure we will be resurrected in Christ's likeness?
Just as two kernels of wheat planted side by side both come up the same and are wheat, so those planted in the likeness of His resurrection will be resurrected in His likeness — the outcome is as certain as the seed producing its own kind.