
Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are taken from The Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright 1996. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers inc. Wheaton, Illinois 60189, all rights reserved.
CRUCIFIED WITH CHRIST [Galatians 2:20].
My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.
How have we been crucified with Christ? Legally, God looks at us as if we had died with Christ. Because our sins died with Him (past, present, and future) we are no longer under condemnation. (Colossians 2:13-15)-(Romans 8:1). Relationally, we have been placed in Christ and became one with Him. His experiences are ours. Our Christian life began when, in unity with Him, we died to our old life (Romans 6:5-11). May I say, that in our daily walk we must regularly put off, (that is die to) our fallen nature, by putting to death our sinful desires that keeps us from following Christ. Yet child of God the focus of Christianity is not on dying, but on living. Because we have been crucified with Christ, we have also been raised with Him (Romans 6:5) to walk in newness of life. Legally, we have been reconciled with God (2 Corinthians 5:19) and are free to grow into Christ likeness (Romans 8:29). Note! In our daily life we have Christ’s resurrection power as we continue to struggle with remaining sin (Ephesians 1:19-20). This means we are no longer alone. For Christ lives in us, He is our power for living and our hope for the future (Colossians 1:27). You thank about that.