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died; he was crucified when Christ was

crucified. In other words, this emphasizes

the union with Christ in His death on the

cross, which frees us, according to Romans

6, from the penalty of sin. You see, what

Paul is saying, we can say. I am identified

with Christ’s death, burial, resurrection, and

even His ascension. Romans 6 says we've

been baptized, spiritually speaking, and this

is why Ephesians 1:3 says that we have been

blessed with all spiritual blessings in

heavenly places, and Paul mentions forgiveness,

adoption, predestination, redemption and

many other things. So when we become a

Christian, we become identified with

Christ's death. That death is put to our

account. We're not only identified with His

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