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March 28 Quickened suzōopoieō In light of yesterday’s mediation on regeneration, let us consider a related word, which also appears only twice in the NT: Eph 2:4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, Eph 2:5 even when we were dead in
our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ (by
grace you have been saved Col 2:13 When you were dead in your transgressions and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He made you alive together with Him, having forgiven us all our transgressions, In Ephesians, the Greek suzōopoieō (G4806) actually translates the entire clause "(made you alive) quickened us together," which literally means "to make one alive together with another." The verb is also in the aorist tense showing that at a once-for-all point in the past we were made alive "together with Christ," that is, in connection with him, associated with him in newness of life. In other words, the same power that raised him from the grave is the same power that has given us life. Think of it! The very same infinite power that could revive the physically dead also revives the spiritually dead. A crucial truth to understand here is the picture of our identification with Christ. We need to recognize a wondrous progression: • We have been crucified with Christ (Rom_6:6; Gal_2:20). • We died with Christ (Rom_6:8; 2Ti_2:11). • We were buried with Christ (Rom_6:4; Col_2:12). • Now we have been given new life with Christ (quickened). Rom 5:21 so that, as sin reigned in death, even so grace would reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Scriptures for Study: Read and meditate on the verses in the progression listed above. Reflect on what you used to be without Christ and what you are now.
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