Baptism -- Christ is All Over You

"27For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ." (Galatians 3: 27)

To this day, many Christians say "I am seeking God. I am looking for Jesus."

Such thinking makes no sense.

Yet Jesus did say:

"33But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you." (Matthew 6: 33)

We must rightly divide the Word of God (2 Timothy 2: 15).

Before Jesus died on the Cross, shedding His blood for the New Covenant, He was still under law, and ministering primarily to people under law, who trusted in their efforts or their ethnic status to carry them through. That was part of the reason why Jesus told His disciples that their righteousness must exceed that of the Pharisees (Matthew 5: 48)

Because of all that Jesus did at the Cross, however, we do not strive for His righteousness, but receive it, and keep receiving it as a gift:

"For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ." (Romans 5: 17)

As for the Kingdom of God, we have been translated into it:

"Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:" (Colossians 1: 13)

How has all of this taken place?

Because we have received His Spirit:

"And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:" (John 20: 22)

and then

"For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father." (Romans 8: 15)

and then:

"For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost." (Romans 14: 17)

We have been baptized into Christ by His Holy Spirit:

"I [John the Baptist] indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost." (Mark 1: 8)

Because of the Baptism of the Holy Spirit, Christ is all over us, and we can never be separated from Him (Hebrews 13: 5-6)