On what condition can a believer stand on the promise of being dead to the old Adam?
A believer can stand on the promise of being dead to the old Adam only on the condition of having truly entered into the salvation experience by faith, without any merit of their own. When in Christ, they are hid in God, wrapped up in the Godhead, and nothing can touch them.
Les teaches that Colossians 3:3 declares believers are dead to the old Adamic state, and their life is hid with Christ in God. He explains that this standing is conditioned upon having truly entered into the salvation experience by faith without any merit of our own. When that condition is met, the believer is in Christ, hid in God, wrapped up in the Godhead, and nothing can touch them. Les connects this to Romans 8:1, no condemnation to those in Christ, and Jesus' promise that no one can pluck them out of His hand. The full ramification is that if we have entered in, we can stand on the promise of being dead to the old Adam, and one day appear with Christ in glory.
For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.
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Where is the believer's position while still living on earth?
Even though believers are still on the earth, their position is in heaven at the very core of God's being.