“I have been crucified with Christ;
it is no longer I who live,
but Christ lives in
me.”
-GALATIANS 2:20
Paul
says that even though he was crucified, he lives. Does Paul mean to say
that he was raised from the dead with Jesus also? If so, why have we
not heard about this before now? Finally he says he is not really living
at all, but Christ lives in him. To the natural mind, of course, this
all sounds very strange. This is why we must discern spiritual things
spiritually.
It
should be obvious that Paul is talking about something other than a
physical crucifixion and a physical death, burial, and resurrection.
Although he says, “I was crucified with Christ” he does not mean that he
was present with Christ in the flesh at the moment of crucifixion;
instead, he intends to show us something much more
profound.
We
will soon discover that this experience of being crucified with Christ
is not unique to the apostle Paul, but is true of every born-again child
of God. Not only Paul, but all disciples of Jesus have been crucified
with Christ.
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