Q83: What is the communion in glory with Christ which the members of the invisible church enjoy in this life?
A83: The members of the invisible church have communicated to them in this life the firstfruits of glory with Christ, as they are members of him their head, and so in him are interested in that glory which he is fully possessed of;[1] and, as an earnest thereof, enjoy the sense of God's love,[2] peace of conscience, joy in the Holy Ghost, and hope of glory;[3] as, on the contrary, sense of God's revenging wrath, horror of conscience, and a fearful expectation of judgment, are to the wicked the beginning of their torments which they shall endure after death.[4]
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- (Eph 2:5-6) even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,
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- (Rom 5:5) and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
- (2Co 1:22) who also sealed us and gave us the Spirit in our hearts as a pledge.
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- (Rom 5:1-2) Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom also we have obtained our introduction by faith into this grace in which we stand; and we exult in hope of the glory of God.
- (Rom 14:17) for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
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- (Gen 4:13) Cain said to the LORD, "My punishment is too great to bear!
- (Mat 27:4) saying, "I have sinned by betraying innocent blood." But they said, "What is that to us? See to that yourself!"
- (Heb 10:27) but a terrifying expectation of judgment and THE FURY OF A FIRE WHICH WILL CONSUME THE ADVERSARIES.
- (Rom 2:9) There will be tribulation and distress for every soul of man who does evil, of the Jew first and also of the Greek,
- (Mar 9:44) [where THEIR WORM DOES NOT DIE, AND THE FIRE IS NOT QUENCHED.]
