The exact phrase “in Christ” is used 76 times in the KJV. Here are the first usages of that term, in order.

Acts 24:24 English Standard Version (ESV) After some days Felix came with his wife Drusilla, who was Jewish, and he sent for Paul and heard him speak about faith in Christ Jesus.

Romans 3:24 English Standard Version (ESV) and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,

Romans 8:1 English Standard Version (ESV) There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.^[a]

Footnote: Some manuscripts add who walk not according to the flesh (but according to the Spirit)

Romans 8:2 English Standard Version (ESV) For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death.

Romans 8:39 English Standard Version (ESV) nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Romans 9:1 English Standard Version (ESV) I am speaking the truth in Christ—I am not lying; my conscience bears me witness in the Holy Spirit—

Romans 12:5 English Standard Version (ESV) so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another.

Romans 16:3 English Standard Version (ESV) Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus,

Scripture tells us what it means to be in Christ.

I will add only one thing that I noticed. All are personal, we are individuals in Christ, until Romans 12:5 and 16:3 which tells us we are not “in Christ” alone.

2 Timothy 3:16 English Standard Version (ESV)  All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,

A doctor of theology commented that we should pay attention to the order in this verse and then proceeded to speak about reproof as it that was the first item in order. He ignore profitable and perhaps he did so because he was the teacher.

What we are taught should first be profitable. What does Paul mean in saying profitable?

1 Thessalonians 5:11 English Standard Version (ESV) Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.

Teaching should leave you better off than when it first began. It should move you further down the path towards maturity, towards perfected love, towards godly wisdom, and hopefully closer to our Lord.

I studied this doctor of theology for years before I discovered the errors in his approach to theology.

“I am smarter than you, listen to me.” His ego got in the way and it cost him a readership that numbered in the millions. He failed to adhere to his own advice. Look to the order and do not forget your place.

We are all human and the head of the body is Jesus Christ. Having a voice to be heard comes with a grave responsibility to be sure that what we say is profitable to the wellbeing of the listener.

An approach that seeks to tear down before building up has failed because those of us that came to Christ have already been destroyed and now we are born again, a new creation.

None of us are perfect and that fact should not be lost on us as we try to help one another.

“I need you more than you need me.”

If we are to serve God, we need each other. His word tells us plainly. “Love one another.”