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Crucified with Christ. Galatians 2:20. “I have been crucified with Christ” Galatians 2:20. Symbolism of the cross Burden or trial (Lk. 9:23) Pain and suffering (Acts 1:3) Death (Gal. 2:20) A real death “with Christ” Not painless Christianity, Phil. 3:7-8. Old man of sin, Rom. 6:2, 5-7
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Crucified with Christ Galatians 2:20
“I have been crucified with Christ”Galatians 2:20 • Symbolism of the cross • Burden or trial (Lk. 9:23) • Pain and suffering (Acts 1:3) • Death (Gal. 2:20) • A real death “with Christ” • Not painless Christianity,Phil. 3:7-8
Old man of sin,Rom. 6:2, 5-7 No more bondage Death of the flesh, Gal. 5:24 Death to the world, Gal. 6:14 Death of self,2 Cor. 5:14-15 Pride, fear… self-preservationGal. 2:11-13 Self-sacrifice Death with ChristRomans 6:8
Dead to the law,Gal. 2:14-21 Self, by law-keeping, can never free from sin “Their own righteousness,” Rom. 10:3 Will never save…makes the death of Jesus useless, Gal. 2:21 Death with ChristRomans 6:8
Dead to sin,Rom. 6:4 Believe, confess faith and repent of sins United with Christ in likeness of his death, Rom. 6:5 Death with ChristRomans 6:8 Baptism
“It is no longer I who live”Galatians 2:20; Romans 6:4-5 • Justification from sin, Rom. 6:7-8, 11 • New life out of sin’s death (Eph. 2:5; 2 Cor. 5:17) • Forgiveness, Col. 2:12-13
“But Christ lives in me”Galatians 2:20 • Relationship & identification with Christ, Eph. 3:17 • Christ seen in us, Lk. 6:40 • Influenced by Christ, Jno. 8:31-32 (Eph. 4:20-21) • Fellowship, Jno. 14:23; 15:4-5 • We now live unto God, not sin, Rom. 6:9-11
“The life I now live in the flesh…”Galatians 2:20 • We obtain life by the faith • The gospel gives life, Gal. 2:16; Rom. 1:16-17 (Jno. 6:63) • Why Paul withstood error that corrupts it, Gal. 1:6-12; 2:5, 11 • Personal faith in the Son of God,2 Cor. 5:7 • Practical application, Col. 3:1-4 (3:5-4:6)
Why be crucified with Christ and live by faith?Galatians 2:20 • Because Christ loved me, 2 Cor 8:9; Gal. 2:21 • He loved first, so I can live, 1 Jno. 4:9-10 • Because Christ died for me, Gal. 3:1; Rom. 5:6-11; Isa. 53:4-6
Have you been crucified with Christ? Is the old man of sin dead? Crucified self? Is Christ living in you? Seen in you? Influencing you? Living by His word? Crucified with Christ NOW!