What was crucified with Christ?

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<h1>What was crucified with Christ?</h1><strong> Author: <a href='http://www.articleseen.com/profile_Mark Virkler.aspx'>Mark Virkler</a></strong><br /><p>“I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” - Galatians 2:20 Christ Jesus was crucified on a cross, but it was not just Christ’s body being crucified. As we see in Galatians 2:20, through faith we have been crucified with Christ and we no longer live, but Christ lives within us. So, if it was not Christ’s body alone that was crucified, what was crucified with Christ? - Self consciousness died and Christ consciousness came alive. I was restored to the original experience of the Garden of Eden, before man fell from union consciousness to self consciousness. - Our sinful spirit died and the “Christ I” spririt came alive. In receiving a new spirit, I went from a dead spirit -- one cut off from Christ -- to a live spirit -- one reunited with Christ. I went from separation to union, from self’s strength to divine flow. - Our “self conscious” died and our “Christ conscious” came alive. I no longer ask God to help “me” become better, because that prayer betrays a still resident belief that “I” am separate from Him, and thus shows that I am still living “self conscious” rather than “Christ conscious.” Instead I simply ask Jesus to do the job (through me) -- demonstrating that through revelation knowledge I have moved back to union consciousness, and I now see myself as the “Christ I” acting. - My spirit was reconnected to the Holy Spirit Who is working out my soul’s salvation, for it is Christ at work in me, healing my shattered heart, restoring my soul and healing my body. As God tells us in Phil. 2:12,13: “Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence—continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose.” In light of the fact that we are crucified with Christ and we are a new creation, our understanding of who we are and how God works in and through our lives changes. He doesn’t want to give me strength; He wants to BE His strength through me. He doesn’t want to give me wisdom; He wants to BE His wisdom through me. He doesn’t want to give me love; He wants to BE His love through me. </p><strong>About the Author:</strong><br />Mark Virkler is with Christian Leadership University. CLU is a <a href="http://www.cluonline.com/">Christian University and Online Bible College</a> offering Christian education including Christian counseling and <a href="http://www.cluonline.com/concentrations/Theology.htm">Christian theology seminaries</a> and offers certificates, undergrad, Masters, and Doctorates in the various <a href="http://www.cluonline.com/welcome.htm">Christian colleges</a> of CLU.<p> Article Source: <a href='http://www.articleseen.com/Article_What-was-crucified-with-Christ_64080.aspx'> http://www.articleseen.com/Article_What was crucified with Christ?_64080.aspx</a></p>

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