20 I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. - Galatians 2:20.
When you begin to understand the in Christ position, you must see when God deals with you..he does it through the cross. In essence, he does not deal with you on an individual level - he does, but it is based on the cross now. He can deal with you based on you being his child, by the cross. Born out of his loins, so to speak and he will deal with you based on the cross. What did Paul say? Im determined to know nothing - but Christ crucified!
Was he thinking on some kind of super spiritual level..no, he knew God deals with us based on the old man being dead and the new man in us - Christ. He determined to live that knowledge and understanding that it was "no longer I that lives; but Christ that lives in me." Old 'I' crucified in Christ - new 'I' is Christ. The two become one! The old identity is out and new identity is in.
That is the crucified life.. it happened on the cross and it has nothing with you dieing to something..you are already dead, reckon it so! What can you really do to make christianity work - not much but live what you know. If you understand and know life..then that is what you are determined to live. If you do not understand living and life you will have to live according to what you do know. It will be your understanding, that you will be lead. So live what you know..and your father will use everything in this life - to bring us to life. That is the cross - and that is grace!
When you begin to understand the in Christ position, you must see when God deals with you..he does it through the cross. In essence, he does not deal with you on an individual level - he does, but it is based on the cross now. He can deal with you based on you being his child, by the cross. Born out of his loins, so to speak and he will deal with you based on the cross. What did Paul say? Im determined to know nothing - but Christ crucified!
Was he thinking on some kind of super spiritual level..no, he knew God deals with us based on the old man being dead and the new man in us - Christ. He determined to live that knowledge and understanding that it was "no longer I that lives; but Christ that lives in me." Old 'I' crucified in Christ - new 'I' is Christ. The two become one! The old identity is out and new identity is in.
That is the crucified life.. it happened on the cross and it has nothing with you dieing to something..you are already dead, reckon it so! What can you really do to make christianity work - not much but live what you know. If you understand and know life..then that is what you are determined to live. If you do not understand living and life you will have to live according to what you do know. It will be your understanding, that you will be lead. So live what you know..and your father will use everything in this life - to bring us to life. That is the cross - and that is grace!
