June 2, 2025 WHY DID JESUS COME
Galatians 2:20 “I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless 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.”
Some of the thoughts shared in this blog come form the book The Crucified Life by AW Tozer. There are contradictory beliefs and view points among believers and the conflict centers around a very important doctrine of the New Testament. Some have the view that Jesus came to help us, and some have the view that Jesus came to put an end to self. There is a major difference in these two views. Believing that Jesus came to help us can actually promote the self life; it puts the emphasis on us. The opposing view, that Jesus came to put and end to self, may sound quiet radical to some. Obviously, a lot could be said about these two views and how they play out in our lives. But, let’s keep it simple. If you read the scriptures with an open mind without preconceived ideas, I think you will discover that Christ wants to live His life through us. We are in Christ and He is is us-for a purpose-that His life might be expressed through us. This is what Paul is saying in Galatians 2:20. Paul was saying that his ‘self’ had been crucified and that now Christ was living in him. It may be difficult to grasp the fact that as believers we (the old self) has been crucified with Christ and we have been raised up with Him to new life. Dying to self, saying no to the flesh, is an ongoing process; we are to choose daily to walk according to the Spirit and not to the flesh. Romans 6:11 tells us “Likewise recon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord.” It is the nature of the natural man to make self number one in his life; the idea of dying to self is a foreign idea. However, in the ways of God, we find life when we die to ourselves. We may think we can find life apart from God, but that is a futile effort. Being joined to God and experiencing His life in us is the ultimate life on this earth. The good news is that when we experience Christ living in us, we are fulfilled in life. As believers, we are no longer mere men and women; we have the Spirit of God living in us and we now experience life to the fullest when we discover and become aware of the fact that we have died and our life is hidden in Christ. (Jesus does help us; but He is up to much greater things in us.)
Colossians 3:3 “For you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God.”
Blessings, Buddy
Galatians 2:20 “I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless 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.”
Some of the thoughts shared in this blog come form the book The Crucified Life by AW Tozer. There are contradictory beliefs and view points among believers and the conflict centers around a very important doctrine of the New Testament. Some have the view that Jesus came to help us, and some have the view that Jesus came to put an end to self. There is a major difference in these two views. Believing that Jesus came to help us can actually promote the self life; it puts the emphasis on us. The opposing view, that Jesus came to put and end to self, may sound quiet radical to some. Obviously, a lot could be said about these two views and how they play out in our lives. But, let’s keep it simple. If you read the scriptures with an open mind without preconceived ideas, I think you will discover that Christ wants to live His life through us. We are in Christ and He is is us-for a purpose-that His life might be expressed through us. This is what Paul is saying in Galatians 2:20. Paul was saying that his ‘self’ had been crucified and that now Christ was living in him. It may be difficult to grasp the fact that as believers we (the old self) has been crucified with Christ and we have been raised up with Him to new life. Dying to self, saying no to the flesh, is an ongoing process; we are to choose daily to walk according to the Spirit and not to the flesh. Romans 6:11 tells us “Likewise recon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord.” It is the nature of the natural man to make self number one in his life; the idea of dying to self is a foreign idea. However, in the ways of God, we find life when we die to ourselves. We may think we can find life apart from God, but that is a futile effort. Being joined to God and experiencing His life in us is the ultimate life on this earth. The good news is that when we experience Christ living in us, we are fulfilled in life. As believers, we are no longer mere men and women; we have the Spirit of God living in us and we now experience life to the fullest when we discover and become aware of the fact that we have died and our life is hidden in Christ. (Jesus does help us; but He is up to much greater things in us.)
Colossians 3:3 “For you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God.”
Blessings, Buddy
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