Faith & Reason Nexus

“These… washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.”
Revelation 7:14

There is a definite, sustained relationship between:

• Jesus and His body, the Church
• Christ and members of His body
• The Church and its members

Jesus Christ is:

• The Head (Ephesians 1:22-23)
• The Savior (1 John 4:14)
• The Redeemer (Titus 2:14)
• The Washer (Ephesians 5:26)
• The Sanctifier (Ephesians 2:11)

The Church is:

• The Body (Ephesians 1:22-23)
• The Saved
• The Redeemed (1 Peter 1:18)
• The Washed (1 Corinthians 6:11)
• The Sanctified (1 Corinthians 1:2)
• The Kingdom (Galatians 3:29)
• A Citizen (Ephesians 2:19)

A Christian is:

• A Member (1 Corinthians 12:27)
• Saved
• Redeemed (Ephesians 1:7)
• Washed (Revelation 1:5)
• A Saint (Philippians 1:1)
• An Heir of God (Romans 8:16)
• A King (1 Timothy 6:15)
• A Joint Heir (Romans 8:17)
• In the Flock (John 10:11)

“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.”
2 Corinthians 5:17