Living Christ (1)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bible Verses ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Phil. 1:21 For to me, to live is Christ …
Gal. 2:20 I am crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I
who live, but it is Christ who lives in me; and the life
which I now live in the flesh I live in faith, the faith in
the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Words of Ministry ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(Part 1 of 3)
In verse 21 Paul goes on to say, "For to me to live is
Christ." The little word "for" at the beginning of this verse
is important. It indicates that what is to follow is an
explanation of the preceding verse. Christ could be magnified
in Paul's body because Paul lived Christ. In order to magnify
Christ, we must live Him. Although the matter of living
Christ is of such tremendous importance, not many Christians
have paid adequate attention to it. In Paul's chained body
Christ was exalted, extolled, praised, and appreciated
because Paul lived Christ.
If we would live Christ, we must take Him as our person and
be one person with Him. He and we must be one in a practical
way. In Galatians 2:20 Paul declared, "Christ lives in me."
For Paul, this was not a mere doctrine; it was a fact. It
should also be real to us that Christ lives in us. It is sad
that some Christians do not believe that Christ actually
lives in them. Neither do they believe that we can abide in
Christ and have Him abide in us. But the Bible tells us
definitely that Christ is in us and lives in us. Furthermore,
we should abide in Him and allow Him to abide in us.
Paul could say not only that Christ lived in him, but also
that to him to live was Christ. On the one hand, Christ lived
in Paul; on the other hand, Paul lived Christ. Inwardly
Christ was Paul's life, and outwardly Christ was Paul's
living. Paul and Christ thus had one life and one living.
Christ's life was Paul's life, and Paul's living was Christ's
living. The two, Christ and Paul, lived as one. First
Corinthians 6:17 refers to such a living. In this verse Paul
says that we are one spirit with the Lord. The organic union
that has taken place between us and Christ causes us to be so
close and intimate with Him that we are even one spirit with
Him.
(Continued tomorrow)
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Bible verses are taken from the Recovery Version of the Bible
and Words of Ministry from Witness Lee, Life-study of
Philippians, pp. 50-51. Both are published by Living Stream
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