Once a person has received the revelation of salvation (meaning that the Holy Spirit has revealed and confirmed in them), the certainty that Jesus Christ has died on the cross for their sins; their natural inclination will be to accept this "gift" of eternal life made available to them "by grace, through faith." This of course is the main focus of many Christians today and it's significance cannot be overstated. However there is still further revelation to complete the reality of this great act of love by God through His Son. We have a clue to this further revelation in the following verses from Ephesians 2:4-6:
"But God who is rich in mercy because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses (sin), made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up together and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus."
In addition we have this verse from Colossians to further give us revelation in regards to our salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Colossians 1:27 "To them (the saints) God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
It is Christ in us which produces holiness to His glory. "He is holy and therefore we are holy." By what right might we make this claim? It is by His sanctification that we are justified and reconciled back to God. The fact that He lives in us is the only reason that you and I are saved and sanctified. As a result we "sit together in heavenly places (not with Jesus), but "in Christ Jesus." We dwell with God today at the right hand of the Father because of His life in us. Hallelujah!! We are told that not only does Christ dwell in us, but that we dwell in Him.
John 14:20 "At that day you will know that I am in My Father and you in Me and I in you."
