Les Feldick Bible Study

What does Paul mean in Galatians 2:20 according to Les?

Paul means he has been crucified with Christ by identification with His death, yet he still lives. His ongoing life in the flesh is lived by faith—the faithfulness of the Son of God. This rests on the Gospel: Christ died, was buried, rose, and believers are forgiven all trespasses.

Les explains that Paul’s statement that he is crucified with Christ means Paul is crucified by identification with Christ’s death, yet he lives. The life Paul now lives in the flesh is lived by faith, and Les prefers the phrase “the faithfulness of the Son of God.” Les ties this to the Gospel: Christ died for the sins of the world, was buried, and rose from the dead. When we come under that forgiveness, we are forgiven everything—past, present, and future—not because of anything we have done, but because of what Christ accomplished. Les says this is beyond human comprehension; we believe it because the Book teaches we have been forgiven all our trespasses. It makes the Gospel simple yet complex.

Galatians 2:20

I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

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