I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. Galatians 2:20 The center of our redemption is what God did for us in Christ. Our identification is revealed in the beginning of Galatians 2:20. The King James Version uses “I am” to connect the believer’s crucifixion directly to Christ’s crucifixion. Every other translation of Galatians 2:20 uses the past tense: “I was” or “I have been.” I have been crucified with Christ...Noli I have been crucified with Christ...Jerusalem Bible I have been crucified with Christ...Barclay According to Romans 6:6, the old man is crucified with him so that we could be free from the dominion and control of sin. This is not a spiritual state we are attaining; it is something God did for us in Christ. It is an absolute fact that Galatians 2:20 applies to us right now, today. We do not need to wait until we have thirty years of spiritual maturity before we can apply this scripture to our lives. MH
Posted on: Sat, 12 Apr 2014 00:23:05 +0000
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