A. Murray
crucified with Christ
"I am crucified with Christ. Nevertheless I live; (. Gal. 2:19 20), yet not I, but Christ lives in me "
In the pursuit of communion with the Christ carrying the Cross is many Christians have succumbed to a futile attempt to follow Him on their own His image and to become like. However, this is not a man, as long as he has not learned to recognize something of what it means. "I am crucified with Christ"
this idea, let us take a closer look: When Adam died, and died with him in all his descendants. To his sin in paradise and the spiritual death, which he fell, I was also One of the co, and died with him. The power of that sin and that death of all its descendants have content brings in every child of Adam is still every day.
Christ came as the second Adam. In His death on the cross, all who believe in Him share. Each individual may say, "I am crucified with Christ. "As a representative of his people he was wearing this - and me - to cross up. The life that He gives us is the crucified life, with whom he came into the sky and was elevated to the throne, where He stands as a lamb, "as if it were strangled." The power of His Death His life and works in me. When I hold the truth that I am crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ in me, I receive power to overcome sin. The life that I receive from Him is a life that has been crucified, and freed from the power of sin.
This is a deep and very precious truth. Unfortunately, it is only a few known Christians. Even they can not easily acquire or in a hurry, always require a deep desire to be against all sin dead, and a strong, through the Holy Spirit wrought faith belief that the union with the crucified Christ and the fellowship of His Cross can be day by day our lives. The power and glory of Christ's life in heaven is due to the fact that it is a crucified life. And the life that He gives the faithful disciple is the same crucified life connect with his victory over sin and its power, in God's presence may be.
'm So now, in fact, not I, but Christ lives in me as the Crucified. Once the faith recognizes this and holds on to this fact, the life of the Community of the Cross will experience deliciously and unfold.
In the pursuit of communion with the Christ carrying the Cross is many Christians have succumbed to a futile attempt to follow Him on their own His image and to become like. However, this is not a man, as long as he has not learned to recognize something of what it means. "I am crucified with Christ"
this idea, let us take a closer look: When Adam died, and died with him in all his descendants. To his sin in paradise and the spiritual death, which he fell, I was also One of the co, and died with him. The power of that sin and that death of all its descendants have content brings in every child of Adam is still every day.
Christ came as the second Adam. In His death on the cross, all who believe in Him share. Each individual may say, "I am crucified with Christ. "As a representative of his people he was wearing this - and me - to cross up. The life that He gives us is the crucified life, with whom he came into the sky and was elevated to the throne, where He stands as a lamb, "as if it were strangled." The power of His Death His life and works in me. When I hold the truth that I am crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ in me, I receive power to overcome sin. The life that I receive from Him is a life that has been crucified, and freed from the power of sin.
This is a deep and very precious truth. Unfortunately, it is only a few known Christians. Even they can not easily acquire or in a hurry, always require a deep desire to be against all sin dead, and a strong, through the Holy Spirit wrought faith belief that the union with the crucified Christ and the fellowship of His Cross can be day by day our lives. The power and glory of Christ's life in heaven is due to the fact that it is a crucified life. And the life that He gives the faithful disciple is the same crucified life connect with his victory over sin and its power, in God's presence may be.
'm So now, in fact, not I, but Christ lives in me as the Crucified. Once the faith recognizes this and holds on to this fact, the life of the Community of the Cross will experience deliciously and unfold.
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