Lesson 12 July 3, 2002

Review

Summary of 2:19 not on original notes

8. The law can never justify; on the contrary it is a condemnatory agent.

9. Since we died to the law, the Holy Spirit will never lead us as believers in any law keeping, that is to have the law as a rule of life.

2:20 gives the doctrinal basis on which Paul can say what we've just seen in 2:17-19.

"I have been crucified with Christ; sustauro,w perfect passive indicative; means to be crucified together with;

What is being spoken of here is retroactive positional truth, what God did for you the moment you believed in Christ.

This results in the divine provision for daily living. Current positional truth for f2.

and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me;

Point is that who you were in Adam before salvation is no longer the basis of your life.

Christ is now the Source of your Christian life.

but Christ lives in me; again durative present of living, keeps on living in me

You, the new-creation “me,” are indwelt by Christ.

and the life which I now live in the flesh [the life we live now as believers in this body]

How are we able to live this new life in Christ?

I live by faith in the Son of God evn pi,stei by means of faith

Paul wants to make sure we understand that this new life in Christ does not rest either on the basis of law codes, nor in the human efforts of any of us, but that it rests in and looks confidently to Christ for its provision.

The true dignity and the worthiness of Jesus Christ as the object of our faith is intended here by the title "Son of God."

Gives the reason or motivation for our faith in the Son of God.

who loved me and gave Himself up for me.

The fact that He died in our place forms the ground for justification: the demands of the law for death due to sin have been met.