“To live is Christ” means we are justified by God’s grace. No more guilt (victimizers) and no more shame (victims). Christ’s imputed righteousness has made us whole.
Tag: Union with Christ
TLIC DAILY. DAY 227. AUGUST 15: I AM NOT ASHAMED.
“To live is Christ” means that the one thing that we don’t ever have to be ashamed of is the gospel. Why? because in it we will never be found lacking, never flawed, never unworthy, never less than, never not enough.
TLIC DAILY. DAY 226. AUGUST 14: PERFECT IN WEAKNESS.
“To live is Christ” means admitting weakness. And it means receiving grace. A grace that allows us to boast in our weakness that we may learn to love with all the love of the cross.
TLIC DAILY. DAY 225. AUGUST 13: EVERY THOUGHT CAPTIVE.
“To live is Christ” removes the need for this pride filled and fleshly thinking by making us perfectly righteous right now, while at the same time reminding us that we are also completely sinful right now.
TLIC DAILY. DAY 224. AUGUST 12: SOW BOUNTIFULLY.
But when we live from grace in order to give our lives away, we will find a harvest of spiritual blessing. We will find that “to live is Christ” is to constantly share every part of our lives with others to the glory of God and the good of all.
TLIC DAILY. DAY 223. AUGUST 11: A GODLY GRIEF.
“To live is Christ” does not mean that we won’t sin (obviously). But it does mean that when we sin, and when we are confronted, we have a chance to respond with godly grief.
To Live is Christ 