Yes — 'Christ in us' means the believer is spiritually joined to Christ as one, a member of His body, through the indwelling Holy Spirit at the moment of salvation.
Les Feldick teaches that the relationship is two-way: believers are in Christ, and Christ is in them. The union is compared to a husband and wife becoming one flesh — two separate entities made one in the spiritual realm, understood only by faith. It is accomplished not by ceremony or baptism, but by believing the gospel, when the Holy Spirit places the believer into the body of Christ.
Ephesians 5:30 — This verse states plainly that believers are members of Christ's body, of His flesh and of His bones — the scriptural foundation for the union of Christ and the believer.
Romans 8:9 — This verse ties the believer's position 'in Christ' to the indwelling Spirit of God, which is the proof of that union.
Ephesians 5:29–32 shows how Paul applies the marriage union to Christ and the church. Verse 29 says that no man ever yet hated his own flesh, but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church. Verse 30 states plainly, 'For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.' Verse 31 quotes the marriage ordinance — 'For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh' — and verse 32 explains, 'This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.' First Corinthians 12:13 describes how believers enter this body: 'For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.' Verse 27 of the same chapter then declares, 'Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.' Romans 8:9 links this position to the indwelling Spirit: 'But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.'
Les Feldick explains that 'Christ in us' is the other side of the two-way relationship of salvation. As believers, we are in Christ, and Christ is also in us. He describes this as mind-boggling: 'We're in Him, He's in us' (Clip 1). Les emphasizes that this union is what Paul had in mind when he compared Christ and the church to a husband and wife becoming one — two separate entities made one, a union that is spiritual and understood only by faith (Clip 0). This union is not something a person joins through ceremony or through a preacher's baptism. Les is emphatic that the moment a person believes the gospel, the Holy Spirit automatically and immediately places that believer into the body of Christ, of which Christ is the head in heaven and believers are the body still on earth (Clips 2–4). The believer's position is so secure that the body of Christ is described as hid in God (Clip 3). Les also notes that this truth was not something Peter ever got the whole story on, and that most people today do not comprehend the position believers already have in Christ — seated in the heavenlies and waiting to be taken up into union with Him (Clip 5). Yet the indwelling of the Spirit is the practical proof: Les calls it 'the proof of the pudding' that a person has eternal life (Clip 6). Throughout, believers never lose their individual identity; they remain 'members in particular' even as they are one with Christ (Clip 5).
Les Feldick teaches that this union is not produced by signing up for it, by a ceremony, or by a preacher's baptism (Clip 2). It takes place the moment a person believes the gospel: the Holy Spirit automatically and immediately places that believer into the body of Christ (Clips 2–3). By one Spirit, every true believer — not just the most spiritual or those with emotional experiences — is baptized into the Body of Christ, of which Christ is the head in heaven (Clip 4).
In the same way a husband and wife become one, believers become one with Christ. Les applies Paul's words directly: Christ's relationship to believers as members of His body is identical to the relationship of husband and wife — two separate entities that become one (Clip 0). Scripture says believers are 'members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones,' joined the way husband and wife become one flesh, and Paul says plainly that he speaks concerning Christ and the church when he calls this a great mystery (Clip 7).
No. Les points to 1 Corinthians 12:27 — 'Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular' — and stresses that believers do not lose their identity. The beauty of the union is that a believer can still go directly to the Lord in prayer; there is no loss of individual personhood in becoming one with Christ (Clip 5).
Les Feldick points to the indwelling Holy Spirit as the proof. Quoting Romans 8:9 — 'if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you' — he says this indwelling is the proof of eternal life, 'the proof of the pudding' (Clip 6). He also connects the two sides of the union: if we are in Christ, then the Holy Spirit is in us (Clip 1).
Marriage Union with Christ
Les shows that Christ's relationship to believers is like a husband and wife becoming one — two separate entities made one in a spiritual union understood by faith.
The Two-Way Union
Les explains the two-way relationship — we are in Him and He is in us — and notes that if we are in Christ, the Holy Spirit is in us.
Entering the Body by Belief
Les emphasizes that no ceremony or preacher's baptism brings a person into the body of Christ — it happens by believing the gospel, and the Holy Spirit does it immediately.
Placed into the Body, Hid in God
Les teaches that at the moment of belief the believer is placed into the body of Christ, which is hid in God — a position of security no one can get at.
Spirit Baptism into One Body
Les stresses that every true believer, regardless of experience, is a member of the body of Christ because the Holy Spirit has baptized him into that body.
Seated in the Heavenlies, Identity Kept
Les shows that believers are already seated in the heavenlies in union with Christ, yet remain 'members in particular' who keep their individual identity.
Indwelling Spirit as Proof
Les calls the indwelling Holy Spirit the 'proof of the pudding' — the evidence of eternal life and of the believer's changed position in Christ.
Members of His Flesh and Bones
Les applies the one-flesh marriage passage to Christ and the church, showing that believers are members of His body, of His flesh, and of His bones.
Ephesians 5:29: For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:
Paul compares the Lord's care for the church to a man's care for his own body, leading into the statement that the church is His body.
Ephesians 5:30: For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.
This is the direct scriptural statement that believers are joined to Christ as members of His own body.
Ephesians 5:31: For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.
The marriage union of one flesh is the picture Paul uses for the union between Christ and believers.
Ephesians 5:32: This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.
Paul explicitly applies the one-flesh marriage union to Christ and the church.
1 Corinthians 12:13: For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.
This verse describes how believers are placed into the one body of Christ by the Holy Spirit.
1 Corinthians 12:27: Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.
It confirms that believers compose the body of Christ while remaining distinct members.
Romans 8:9: But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
Being in Christ is evidenced by the indwelling Spirit of God within the believer.
No. Les Feldick teaches that the union with Christ is entirely in the realm of the spiritual and is comprehended only by faith (Clip 0). It is a spiritual joining like that of a husband and wife, expressed in Scripture as being members of His body (Ephesians 5:30).
Les teaches that the moment a person believes the gospel, the Holy Spirit automatically and immediately places that believer into the body of Christ (Clips 2–3). No ceremony, preacher's baptism, or spiritual experience brings it about (Clip 2); the Holy Spirit baptizes every true believer into the Body of Christ (Clip 4).
The indwelling Holy Spirit is the proof. Les points to Romans 8:9 — 'if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you' — and calls that indwelling 'the proof of the pudding' that a person has eternal life (Clip 6). The union is two-way, so if we are in Christ, the Holy Spirit is in us (Clip 1).
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