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Love has been perfected among us in this, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment.

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Because, as he is, so are we in this world.

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As Jesus is, so are you.

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Not as you hope to be someday, not for when you get to heaven someday.

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As Jesus is right now, so are you right now in this world.

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And if that feels like too much, I understand.

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But this is not one isolated verse making a bold claim.

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This is a theme woven throughout the entire New Testament.

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Scripture says it over and over again in different ways.

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You died with him, Romans 6, 8.

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You were raised with him, Colossians 3, 1.

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You are seated with him in heavenly places, Ephesians 2, 6.

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Your life is hidden with Christ in God, Colossians 3, 3.

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Christ is in you, Colossians 1, 27.

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You are in Christ, 2 Corinthians 5, 17.

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You have been given his divine nature, 2 Peter 1, 4.

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You have the mind of Christ, 1 Corinthians 2, 16.

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Died with, raised with, seated with, hidden with, in him, him and you, his nature, his mind.

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This is not a metaphor.

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This is the reality of union.

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And 1 John 4, 17 is simply the conclusion of what these verses are saying.

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As he is, so are you in this world.

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This is not ignorance.

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This is not arrogance.

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This is agreement.

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This is agreement with what God did for you.

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Your job is to believe it and receive it and walk in it.

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Walking in this newness of life, it means the next time that someone or something tries to define your identity outside of Christ,

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you let God's word, Jesus' finished work, answer instead.

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That's the practice.

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One moment, one truth, one response at a time.