we as Christians must recognize and embrace the entire experience of Christ. If we are to be resurrected and given new life through Christ we must also be crucified with Christ. This crucifixion may be could be any type of discomfort that we may suffer as a result of our belief in Christ. “Paul does not here speak of crucifying the flesh, but he speaks of that higher crucifying wherein sin, devil, and death are crucified in Christ and in me. By my faith in Christ I am crucified with Christ. Hence these evils are crucified and dead unto me.” Verse 20. “Nevertheless I live.” " Some scholars say would say that in this portion of Paul’s writing that the Law is crucified and dead to us because we have died to the law. As a result we live although we have died to the law. Verse 20. “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” Paul talks about how he lives but Christ lives in him. I feel Paul is trying to say that although all living people can say that they live, not all of them can say that Christ lives in them. In being a Christian if we are doing Gods will then we are allowing Christ to live in and through us. Paul also discusses Christ love for him. This love that Paul discusses is not an easy concept to comprehend. He has total faith in the Son of God who gave his life for him. When a reader examines that concept it does seem reasonable that Christians not have total trust in Christ after him having given his life for each of us individually. Again Paul presents his concept of justification by faith to his readers.Verse 21. “ I do not frustrate the grace of God for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.” This passage would lead readers to believe that to not believe in Christ is to purposefully give of an opportunity for salvation.“Paul is now ...
