Bible Study Christ Is The Only Life Of The Believer

[Soul man]

All of Paul’s epistles are an uncompromising protest against any intrusion of the law or any phase of the law into the teaching of the Christ-life. It should be seen from Paul’s life that the simple knowing that Christ was in him by the birthing was not the whole of the truth.
The rest of the truth was locked in the fact that in Christ the believer has a oneness with Christ eternally formed and constantly growing as he learns Christ. The Apostle Paul lived a “Christ-life.” The Christ in him and he were as one, with Christ swallowing him up and being able to come through him clearly as Paul.
Paul definitely emphasizes the fact that this growth of union into Christ cannot be attained to or even understood as long as the mind is given to the idea that something the believer does makes him what God intended he be.
This comes not by the believer’s doing but by the believer’s knowing that the Christ in him is the “do-er” and is the keeper of the law, as well as the activator of the divine nature within the believer- container. It is only in this life that Christ and the believer become free to be God’s purpose in action in the world.
This oneness Paul had with Christ brought forth many glorious understandings which had been hidden previously by the law, and they cannot be made known until Christ becomes the life of the believer. For instance, in Colossians 3:11, Paul says in Christ “there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all."
By his coming to the knowledge of union, he shows that there is no longer any historical or previous doctrinal truth, like circumcision, that matters any longer because the Christ within has become all and is in all who are born again.

 

[Cygnus]

activator of the divine nature within the believer

What does this mean?

 

[LovethroughDove]

I have a question too. Who is the Christ?

 

[th1b.taylor]

Good words but for most of this world they are condemned by the Law because they will not accept the free gift the Christ made available to them. And to the Christian Believer, the Law of Moses, the Law has become, both, our teacher and the most beautiful word picture of our Saviour, the example we seek, ever seek to become like.

Scripture teaches us the not a single title of the Word of God Shall pass before everything God has uttered has been completed.

New American Standard 1977
“For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke shall pass away from the Law, until all is accomplished.
(courtesy of the Bible Hub)

Jesus did not teach from the New Testament, He taught from the Bible He had, to that point, authored and in one fashion, the New Testament is a series of Life Application Commentaries on the Bible given unto the Jewish People. They are the Holy and Inspired Word of God but without any portion of the Old or the New Testaments, the Bible is of little value because to fully understand any portion or to understand all of the Bible, the light of every Scripture must be seen shinning on that Scripture. T he Bible is the Inspired Word Of God and we are warned by God not to add to it nor to subtract from it in Duet. 4:2, Rev. 22:18&19 and one more address I do not recall. the thing is that God does highlight things but Highlighters are a modern invention. But when God says anything two time or more, He is highlighting it as important.

Take for an instance, I am taught that the command not to worry, in one sentence structure or another 385 times. One for every day of the year. Should we worry the Russians might get us? I think not, God is in control and if we fall it is a rebuke from Jesus because we have been stupid somewhere.

 

[Soul man]

What does this mean?

Life comes from a nature, the nature of God is in Christ. The only life we have comes from that nature.
We recieved the nature of God the moment we believed. Hence the new creation, it all has come through the birthing, being born again. Our life comes through Christ "he that hath the son hath life" it is His life and He is the activator of that life.

 

[Soul man]

I have a question too. Who is the Christ?

The Christ that was in Paul in this instance, you may have read it as if it was a play on words. Simply talking about the Christ in you from the moment you believed.
Paul makes direct in Christ statements over 146 times that I counted. It carries the most weight in scripture by far.
To mention a particular thing in the word of God carries weight, to mention something a couple times the lord is trying to make it very clear.
To do what He did with Paul in writing the message of Christ in you cannot be measured.

 

[Cygnus]

Life comes from a nature, the nature of God is in Christ. The only life we have comes from that nature.
We recieved the nature of God the moment we believed. Hence the new creation, it all has come through the birthing, being born again. Our life comes through Christ "he that hath the son hath life" it is His life and He is the activator of that life.

When I first read your statement I thought you were saying everyone has a divine nature in them...which has to be activatd.

I'm still trying to figure out what you mean by nature.

 

[Soul man]

Good words but for most of this world they are condemned by the Law because they will not accept the free gift the Christ made available to them. And to the Christian Believer, the Law of Moses, the Law has become, both, our teacher and the most beautiful word picture of our Saviour, the example we seek, ever seek to become like.

Scripture teaches us the not a single title of the Word of God Shall pass before everything God has uttered has been completed.

New American Standard 1977
“For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke shall pass away from the Law, until all is accomplished.
(courtesy of the Bible Hub)

Jesus did not teach from the New Testament, He taught from the Bible He had, to that point, authored and in one fashion, the New Testament is a series of Life Application Commentaries on the Bible given unto the Jewish People. They are the Holy and Inspired Word of God but without any portion of the Old or the New Testaments, the Bible is of little value because to fully understand any portion or to understand all of the Bible, the light of every Scripture must be seen shinning on that Scripture. T he Bible is the Inspired Word Of God and we are warned by God not to add to it nor to subtract from it in Duet. 4:2, Rev. 22:18&19 and one more address I do not recall. the thing is that God does highlight things but Highlighters are a modern invention. But when God says anything two time or more, He is highlighting it as important.

Take for an instance, I am taught that the command not to worry, in one sentence structure or another 385 times. One for every day of the year. Should we worry the Russians might get us? I think not, God is in control and if we fall it is a rebuke from Jesus because we have been stupid somewhere.

Yes the law is Holy, so it wasn't the law it was the nature we had a problem with. The cross is where we get the exchanged life oldman out new man in.
There is no miracle for the mind at the cross. What I mean by that is; we are not renewed in mind the moment we believe, renewal is where the process of learning Christ begins. The miracle is in spirit.

 

[th1b.taylor]

Yes the law is Holy, so it wasn't the law it was the nature we had a problem with. The cross is where we get the exchanged life oldman out new man in.
There is no miracle for the mind at the cross. What I mean by that is; we are not renewed in mind the moment we believe, renewal is where the process of learning Christ begins. The miracle is in spirit.

AMEN!

 

[Soul man]

When I first read your statement I thought you were saying everyone has a divine nature in them...which has to be activatd.

I'm still trying to figure out what you mean by nature.

Yes I can see how it could be read that way. Nature, spirit, life, they are all synonymous terms.
You have heard the term sin-nature correct, sin-spirit, sin-life.
It is an innate natural lineage passed along the line of Adams seed, or nature.
We recieve our new nature the same way, the seed of God is Christ, Gal. 3:16 Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.

 

[Chopper]

Good morning beloved of Christ Jesus. I was especially impressed by your statements in the opening of your thread. I'm also impressed with your knowledge of the Word of God. I see that the Holy Spirit has been busy teaching you behind closed doors in your closet. ...
them now.
John 16:13 "Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come."

All of Paul’s epistles are an uncompromising protest against any intrusion of the law or any phase of the law into the teaching of the Christ-life. It should be seen from Paul’s life that the simple knowing that Christ was in him by the birthing was not the whole of the truth.

That statement of yours is certainly the Truth. Paul's teachings against the continued serving the Law of Moses as the only way of righteousness, Paul was absolutely clear that everyone's righteousness was not in obedience to the Law but obedience to the Gospel for Salvation, and Commands of Christ Jesus and , as you put it, a "Christ Life".

The false teachers that infiltrated the Church at Galatia were bringing certain Law's of Moses and circumcision back into the forefront of Christian "works" for righteousness. The were saying, O it's good that you believe in Jesus, but if you're going to be complete, there are some Law's like circumcision that you must do. The Apostle Paul didn't mince words when it came to putting that down.


Galatians 1:6 "I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:
1:7 Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.
1:8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.
1:9 As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed."

So, Here we are in the New Covenant. The Old Covenant ceased with the death, burial, and resurrection of the Son of God, Jesus Christ. BUT, is the "Law" useless? I say "in no way". The Laws, Commands, Statues, and Rules of God (El) give His Believers in Christ Jesus a deep look into the Heart of El (God singular) which shows us what He and His Son Jesus delight in.

Therefore, I delight in studying the 10 Commandments and Jesus' teachings in Matthew Chapter 5. I see those as a life pattern to please my Heavenly Father and my Master Jesus Christ.