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How does union with Christ affect a believer's assurance of salvation?

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Union with Christ fundamentally assures believers that they share in His righteousness and eternal life.

Union with Christ is a central doctrine that profoundly impacts a believer's sense of security and assurance of salvation. This union means that the believer is mystically joined to Christ in His life, death, and resurrection. As noted, if Christ stands righteous before God and deserves eternal life, so do all who are united with Him. This concept is articulated in passages like Romans 8:33, which emphasizes that who can bring any charge against God’s elect since it is God who justifies. Therefore, believers can have confidence not only in their final salvation but also in their present standing before God as if they themselves have earned the right to be in His presence, purely through the merits of Christ’s work.
Scripture References: Romans 8:33, John 17:21, Colossians 3:3

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