How does Galatians 2:20 define our identity in Christ? Our Crucifixion with Christ - “I have been crucified with Christ” (Galatians 2:20). - Literally, God counts the believer’s old self as executed with Jesus on the cross. - Romans 6:6 echoes this: “our old self was crucified with Him so that the body of sin might be rendered powerless.” - Identity shift: the person I was in Adam is judged, finished, and buried. Christ Lives in Us - “I no longer live, but Christ lives in me.” - Colossians 3:3-4: “For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.” - This is not poetic exaggeration; it states a new spiritual reality—Jesus literally indwells every believer (John 14:23). Faith Defines Our Daily Living - “The life I now live in the body I live by faith in the Son of God.” - Moment-by-moment dependence replaces self-reliance (2 Corinthians 5:7). - Romans 1:17: “The righteous will live by faith.” Identity is expressed through trusting obedience, not performance. Loved and Purchased by Christ - “Who loved me and gave Himself up for me.” - Ephesians 5:2: “Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us, a fragrant offering.” - Our worth is permanently anchored in His sacrificial love, not in achievements or failures. Implications for Daily Identity • Dead to sin’s authority; alive to God’s purposes (Romans 6:11). • Possessed and empowered by Christ’s indwelling Spirit (Romans 8:9-11). • Secure, for the One living within will never abandon us (Hebrews 13:5). • Called to walk in good works prepared beforehand (Ephesians 2:10). • Motivated by love, not legalism; grace fuels obedience (Titus 2:11-14). |
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