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intellectually. It’s enough that my faith can grasp a little of it.
Before the foundation of the earth God knew who was going to
believe. God knew every person who would ever embrace Jesus
Christ as Lord. He saw the Body of Christ.

Pull out all the stops, and believe it with all of your heart. You
were there, in the mind and purposes of God. However you
explain it. The fact is, that before there was anything, you were
there. And in the mind of God, He knew you would become a
Christian.

In the fullness of time, Christ came to earth. God watched Him,
and He pleased the Father. “This is My Beloved Son, in Whom
I am well pleased.” God had His eye on one man, one Person.
The second Adam. When Jesus died on the cross, there were
two bodies on the cross. His physical body of bones, skin and
flesh. But also, His spiritual Body. The corporate Body of Christ.
So Paul could say, “I’m crucified with Christ”.

If you read the book of Colossians, you will see these strange
concepts. When Christ was circumcised as a little baby, Paul said
he was circumcised with Him. When the physical body of Christ
was on the cross, the spiritual body of Christ was also on the
cross. When the physical body of Christ rose from the grave, the
spiritual body of Christ also rose. When the physical body of
Christ was seated at the right hand of the Majesty on high, the
spiritual body of Christ was also seated with Him in the heaven-
lies. It’s also true that when the physical body of Christ returns,
His spiritual body will return with Him in glory.
Many people hide behind the truth, that God only sees Jesus.
They hide because they have sin to deal with. “God doesn’t see
me; I can live any old way I want. God only sees Jesus.” That’s
not the point here. These are designated riches. You can’t spend
them any old way you want. The wealth in chapter 1, is all
designated. Verse 4, “That we should be holy and blameless
before Him.” Verse 12, “To the end that we who are the first
to hope in Christ should be to the praise of His glory.”