My life in Christ

Even before I was born, God chose me and called me by his marvellous grace. Then it pleased him to reveal his Son to me. 1 I was blind, and now I can see! 2

God had mercy on me. Oh, how generous and gracious our Lord was! He filled me with the faith and love that come from Christ Jesus. 3 I no longer count on my own righteousness through obeying the law; rather, I become righteous through faith in Christ. 4

May I never boast about anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. Because of that cross, my interest in this world has been crucified, and the world’s interest in me has also died. 5 My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. 6

I want to know Christ and experience the mighty power that raised him from the dead. Everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so that I could gain Christ and become one with him. I want to suffer with him, sharing in his death, so that one way or another I will experience the resurrection from the dead! 7

For to me, living means living for Christ, and dying is even better. 8

 

1 Gal 1.15-16 2 Jn 9.25 3 1Tim 1.13-14 4 Phil 3.9 5 Gal 6.14 6 Gal 2.20 7 Phil 3.8-11 8 Phil 1.21