Colossians 2:20-21. 20If with Christ you died to the elemental spirits of the world, why, as if you were still alive in the world, do you submit to
Learning to live by the indwelling life of Christ.
Colossians 2:20-21. 20If with Christ you died to the elemental spirits of the world, why, as if you were still alive in the world, do you submit to
Romans 6:6. We know that our old self was crucified with him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so
“To live is Christ” means your sin has already once and for all time been dealt with by the cross. Do you know this? Do you believe this? Once you do, you can start the painful process of crucifying the flesh and its selfish desires by faith in God’s saving grace.
“To live is Christ” IS Christ lives in me. No more and no less.
ve is Christ” means your sin has already once and for all time been dealt with by the cross. Do you know this? Do you believe this? Once you do, you can start the painful process of crucifying the flesh and its selfish desires by faith in God’s saving grace.
“To live is Christ” means your old sin nature is dead and gone, and yet the remaining selfish flesh inside of you is still hanging on the cross. Today and every day we must continue crucifying the flesh and its selfish desires. Not by focusing on the desires of the flesh, but by keeping in step with the desires of the Spirit. The desire for Christ and the desires of Christ that now flow out of our grace filled lives as we live by faith.