We are united to Christ for ever.
| The origin and character | 2 Tim. 1:9; John 17:22, 23 | |
| The means | 1 Cor. 12:12 | |
| The blessedness | Rom. 8:37; Col. 3:4 | |
| The Emblem—Marriage | 2 Cor. 11:2; Rom. 7:4 | |
| The consequences: |
| We are kings. | Rev. 1:6; Rev. 5:10 | |
| We are priests. | 1 Pet. 2:5 | |
| We are heirs. | Rom. 8:17 | |
| We have His unity with the Father. |
Jn. 17:11, 21–23 | |
| We have His glory with the Father. |
Jn. 17:22 | |
| We have the Father’s love for the Son. |
Jn. 17:23 |
Now it is our privilege to live it out.
According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises; that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. 2 Peter 1:3, 4.
