“For if I build again the things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor. For I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live unto God. I am crucified with Christ: neverthless 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. I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain” (Galatians 2:18-21).
The entire reality of our redemption through Jesus Christ is so we “might live unto God.” This is the crux of our redemption. We have been brought back to God and we are now joined as one spirit. This is the order of the new creation in union with Christ Jesus. The secret to Paul’s revelation and also of his personal life is found in these verses.
“For if I build again what I razed, I show concerning, my soul, to have transgressed concerning the misvah — I. For I, by the torah, was deathified to the torah, to live to God. And with the Meshiah, I am staked: so it be not I who is living — I, but the Meshiah living in me: and this life I am now living in the flesh I am living by the trust of the Son of God, who loved us and gave his soul in our stead. I reject not the grace of God: for if justness be through the hand of the torah, then the Meshiah died vainly.” (Aramaic New Covenant – used by permission)
“So be it not. For if I build again what I disintegrated, I constitute myself a transgressor. For through the torah I died to the torah to live to Elohim. I am co—staked with Messiah: nevertheless I live; — no longer I, but Messiah lives in me: and the life I now live in the flesh I live in the trust of the Son of Elohim, who loved me and surrendered himself for I set not aside the charism of Elohim: for if justness is through the torah, then Messiah died for naught.” (exeGeses parallel BIBLE – used by permission)
It is extremely interesting that the original language says we were co-staked with our Lord Jesus Christ. What an awesome picture of the reality of His marvelous work. We were co-crucified, co-buried, co-quickened, co-raised, and co-seated with Christ Jesus. The old life has dissolved and the brand new life has come into being through our union with Christ.
This is a solid fact. We have been co-crucified, buried, and raised with Christ Jesus. However, we can only enter into His rest if we believe this for ourselves personally. Ask yourself, “Do I truly believe I am now dead, buried, raised, and seated with Christ Jesus?” If you do not believe, you will not enter into His rest. Unbelief in the Greek in Hebrews Chapter four means, “obstinate rebellion against the divine will of God.” What is the will of God? Jesus is the will of God. Jesus crucified, dead, buried, raised, and seated with you. I rebel against the finished work of Jesus Christ when I do not believe it is for me personally. This is where the rubber hits the road. This act of rebellion gets one into a lot of hot water. Deception is rampant in the church because of not properly discerning the body of Christ. His death is my death. His life is my life. Without this revelatory grasp of truth there will continually be an off-balance in our spiritual life. So much can add to or take away from Him as our life if we are willing to let go of Him being our centrality. It is only in the death, burial, and resurrection with Jesus Christ that we find total and transforming truth to keep us free.
All kinds of funny ideas and doctrines are oozing out of so called stable ministers today. Anything from all men are going to be saved to the belief there is no hell or a devil. Paul would say, “Who has put a spell on you that your should not obey the truth?” The truth here in Galatians Chapter three refers not only to Christ, but Him crucified.
Check up. Have you a strong grip on your death with Christ? Know you not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? Do you know it? Do you believe it?
We are dead to sin but alive unto God through our blessed union with Christ Jesus.
Freedom!
Don’t loose your grip on the death, burial, and resurrection!
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