Wartburg Speaks

"The deplorable, miserable condition which I discovered lately when I, too, was a visitor, has forced and urged me to prepare [publish] this Catechism, or Christian doctrine, in this small, plain, simple form." Martin Luther

Monday, January 30, 2006

I am crucified with Christ through faith

So through faith I, having been crucified with Christ in spirit, am crucified and die to the Law, sin, etc., so that they have no further jurisdiction over me but are now crucified and dead to me.
But here Paul is not speaking about being crucified with Christ by imitation or example—for imitating the example of Christ is also being crucified with Him—which is a crucifixion that pertains to the flesh. 1 Peter 2:21 deals with this: “Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in His steps.” But he is speaking here about that sublime crucifixion by which sin, the devil, and death are crucified in Christ, not in me. Here Christ does everything alone. But I, as a believer, am crucified with Christ through faith, so that all these things are dead and crucified to me as well. –Martin Luther

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