Bible Readings:
Galatians 1 – 2
Sermon Outline:
Galatians 2:20 (NKJV)
20 I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.
I The context or logic or Gal. 2:20
II What’s the matter here?
III The grammar in this great statement
1. The three tenses.
Past (aorist), perfect and present.
2. The three prepositions.
FOR – Christ’ union with His people in their guilt and condemnation.
… the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.
WITH – believer’s union with Christ in his crucifixion.
I have been crucified with Christ…
IN – Christ living in us and we in Him.
… it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.