Ephesians 2:5-6
2:5 even though we were dead in transgressions, made us alive together with Christ – by grace you are saved!
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2:6 and he raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus,
Ephesians 1:19-20
1:19 and what is the incomparable
greatness of his power toward
us who believe, as displayed in
the exercise of his immense strength.
1:20 This power
he exercised
in Christ when he raised him
from the dead and seated him
at his right hand in the heavenly realms
John 5:25
5:25 I tell you the solemn truth,
a time
is coming – and is now here – when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.
John 10:10
10:10 The thief comes only to steal and kill
and destroy; I have come so that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.
John 11:25-26
11:25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live
even if he dies,
11:26 and the one who lives and believes in me will never die.
Do you believe this?”
John 14:6
14:6 Jesus replied,
“I am the way, and the truth, and the life.
No one comes to the Father except through me.
Romans 8:2
8:2 For the law of the life-giving Spirit
in Christ Jesus has set you
free from the law of sin and death.
Romans 8:1
The Believer’s Relationship to the Holy Spirit
8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
Colossians 1:1
Salutation
1:1 From Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,
Colossians 2:13
2:13 And even though you were dead in your
transgressions and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, he nevertheless
made you alive with him, having forgiven all your transgressions.
Colossians 3:1-4
Exhortations to Seek the Things Above
3:1 Therefore, if you have been raised with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
3:2 Keep thinking about things above, not things on the earth,
3:3 for you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
3:4 When Christ (who is your life) appears, then you too will be revealed in glory with him.