Where does God position a believer the moment they are saved?
The moment a believer is saved, God immediately positions them equal with Christ the Son as a joint heir. They are placed in the body, in Christ, and in an elevated position in the heavenlies, having been predestinated unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to Himself.
Les teaches that in Greek and Roman society, adoption meant training a young son in the father's attributes or business so that when he came of age he could come alongside the father with full responsibility. In contrast, believers do not go through a long period of training and preparation. The moment they are saved, God immediately positions them equal with Christ the Son as a joint heir. This is by the grace of God, who predestinated them to that glorious position of being right with Christ in the body, and in Christ, and in that elevated position in the heavenlies. They are predestinated unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to Himself, immediately placed as the tutored child was with his father.
Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
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Why has God placed us positionally as children in Christ?
God has placed us positionally as children by Jesus Christ Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, for the purpose that we would be to the praise of the glory of His grace.
Do believers come into the body of Christ as babes regardless of age, and what does that mean positionally?
We come into the body of Christ as babes in Christ, whether we are six or sixty, and we grow in grace and knowledge, but positionally we are already placed in the body of Christ.