You know, this verse encapsulates the whole concept of Christian faith...memorize this verse and you don't have to worry about delivering your testimony...you can recite this verse and explain the transformation that occurs when you accept Jesus Christ as your Savior.
When that happens, when a person understands the powerful love of God that allowed His Son to come to earth, to explain God's love to us, to die for us and show us the power that God has over death through the resurrection...then that person is able to state that they have shared in Jesus of Nazareth's crucifixion. That they have been willing to give their earthly life away in order to share in the eternal life that is now available to them through Christ. They have been "reborn" as Jesus told Nicodemus. They see that they are not only flesh and blood, but eternal spirit, created for eternity. With the realization of eternal life, mortal life is no longer so necessary to hold on to, temporal existence and the momentary joys that come through material gain are now seen through eyes that can visualize the briefness of the things that we now touch and see, in comparison to the eternal, glorious life that awaits us as children of the Most High.
The reborn person sees that while we are still alive in the fleshly bodies that we have been given, we are so much more than that fleshly body. We have Christ living within us...prompting us toward His good works...works that have been prepared for us in advance. We know that this fleshly body can do things that will make eternal differences, and we know that those works are what we are called to accomplish.
So, when someone asks us as Christians, "What are you living for?", what should our response be?
"I have given my life to Christ, the One who died for me. The rest of my life here on earth is dedicated to doing what He calls me to do...every day. He died for me, I will live for Him."
That's pretty much it - Galatians 2:20 - our life, in Christ, for Him, who died for us.
When that happens, when a person understands the powerful love of God that allowed His Son to come to earth, to explain God's love to us, to die for us and show us the power that God has over death through the resurrection...then that person is able to state that they have shared in Jesus of Nazareth's crucifixion. That they have been willing to give their earthly life away in order to share in the eternal life that is now available to them through Christ. They have been "reborn" as Jesus told Nicodemus. They see that they are not only flesh and blood, but eternal spirit, created for eternity. With the realization of eternal life, mortal life is no longer so necessary to hold on to, temporal existence and the momentary joys that come through material gain are now seen through eyes that can visualize the briefness of the things that we now touch and see, in comparison to the eternal, glorious life that awaits us as children of the Most High.
The reborn person sees that while we are still alive in the fleshly bodies that we have been given, we are so much more than that fleshly body. We have Christ living within us...prompting us toward His good works...works that have been prepared for us in advance. We know that this fleshly body can do things that will make eternal differences, and we know that those works are what we are called to accomplish.
So, when someone asks us as Christians, "What are you living for?", what should our response be?
"I have given my life to Christ, the One who died for me. The rest of my life here on earth is dedicated to doing what He calls me to do...every day. He died for me, I will live for Him."
That's pretty much it - Galatians 2:20 - our life, in Christ, for Him, who died for us.
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