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“Died With Christ”

Twice Paul uses the past tense
for this (Romans 6:8; Galatians
2:20. He was looking back to an
accomplished & past FACT, a
doctrinal fact in that God reckoned
(counted, imputed, accounted) all
believers as having died with Christ
[death, burial, resurrection, quickening
life, ascension & exaltation!  (the word
in Greek is “sun”  Note the following
times Paul uses “with”.
 
- Colossians 2:20 - II Timothy 2:11
   (“died)”;
- Romans 6:4; Colossians 2:12 (“buried”);
- Ephesians 2:5,6; Colossians 2:13  (“made
  alive”,);
- Colossians 2:12; 3:1; (buried)
- Ephesians 2:6: (sit)  
nkjv  
ALL PAST TENSE [already accomplished]

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