“Christ’s life showed me how, and enabled me to do it. I identified myself completely with him. Indeed, I have been crucified with Christ. My ego is no longer central. It is no longer important that I appear righteous before you or have your good opinion, and I am no longer driven to impress God. Christ lives in me. The life you see me living is not “mine,” but it is lived by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” (Galatians 2:20, The Message)
Paul's confession of his life being transformed by the gospel. I have been crucified with Christ. My ego is no longer central is The Message's paraphrase. What this means is that Paul (and we who follow Christ) are rid of two different desires: We are not interested in having the good opinion of man, and we do not need to impress God, indeed we cannot impress God, which is the whole point of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Welcome to the world of living by faith in Christ.
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