CHRIST IN ME...Saturday

7/19/14

"I have been crucified

 with Christ 

and I no longer live, 

but Christ 

lives in me."

Galatians 2:20

     

      If you are a Christian, whatever happened to Christ happened to you.  What does this mean?

      Christ was crucified for our sins.  So our sins were nailed on the cross with Him.  He paid the penalty for all of them.  Christ was buried.  We were buried with Him in our baptism.  Our sinful natures are gone.  Christ was raised from the dead.  We have been raised from the dead through faith in Him.  Now we are clothed in the righteousness of Christ.

So in Christ, believers have a new nature.  We no longer are controlled by our sinful nature.  We do not need to fear the penalty for sins which have been forgiven.  We do not need to fear death as it is the gateway to eternal life.  As believers, living with Christ, our eternity with Him begins now and will go on forever.

Written by 

Carol Steficek