Jesus has a physical/spiritual body as a result of His glorification.
Two physical bodies cannot occupy the same space at the same time (Pauli Exclusion Principle). This means that Jesus cannot literally be in us.
So then, what does Christ In You mean?
Christ means `annointed one`. And we know that the Holy Spirit annointed Christ Jesus as His Son and Mighty God.
How can the annointed one be inside of us as we know that Jesus a physical/spiritual being? He occupies space.
It is the annointer who is us by virtue of the finished work of the annointed one.
What this means is that the Spirit Of Christ Jesus who is the annointed one is in us so that we are also annointed.
Christ In You is His Holy Spirit in you.
Hence, you and I are expected to manifest as Christ Jesus did during His ministry.
Truly, truly, I say unto you, He that believes on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father. |
We need to come to grips with the fact that apart from the Holy Spirit annointing we can do nothing but by the Holy Spirit we can do all things as He strengthens and empowers us.
To deny this standing In Christ is to effectively deny His very purpose in coming to earth.
You say, "He came to shed His blood so that we did not have to go to hell".
That is only partially true. To understand His purpose we need to listen to the one who proclaimed His advent - John the Baptist.
So, we see that Christ Jesus` end game was for us to be one with Him by virtue of His indwelling Holy Spirit.
Furthermore, as mentioned above we are to make an amazing impact on the world by healing and delivering those that are in bondage to sickness, disease, sin and death.
So, Christ In You is not just a religious platitude. It is supposed to be a reality that plays out in every interaction that you have with others.