“To live is Christ” means that we now live in the glory of God’s new covenant with us.
Learning to live by the indwelling life of Christ.
“To live is Christ” means that we now live in the glory of God’s new covenant with us.
What if the life of Christ credits you with a perfect score, and it credits God with a perfect score? What if we could live in the freedom of a life free from score keeping and simply walk by faith with God in his never ending grace and love? What if to live is Christ?
“To live is Christ” has forever freed us from our tower building. Our union with Christ’s life is our tower to the life of God.
“To live is Christ” means we are dealt with each day by the paradoxical left handed power of that grace. The power of sacrificial love and kindness.
“To live is Christ” is to enter the ark of Christ’s life. To leave behind the despair of our wicked hearts and embrace his rest. To cling to the righteousness of the one man, Jesus. The man who has received God’s favor. To let his resurrection power transform suffering and death into a beginning rather than an end.
“To live is Christ” means embracing that we are that same wretched man. That victory comes through defeat. That living is found in dying. Dying to the notion that you can make yourself stop sinning, and instead placing yourself firmly in the grip of God’s grace.