This document discusses how Christ lives in believers and what that means. It explains that because Christ lives in us, we have eternal life and the hope of glory. Christ living in us also helps us live an authentic Christian life by faith in the Son of God, as we allow His life to shine through us. We must depend on God daily and let Him work through us so that His purposes and power can be seen. Knowing Christ lives in us makes it possible to live as Christians, though living by faith is a daily fight against our enemies.

1. Discipleship
Lesson 2
Christ Lives In Us
(Verse to remember Galatians 2:20)
In the previous lesson we spoke about how to be secure of your
salvation. Remember first that you most accept your salvation then
trust in God. We must trust in His power for our security and believe
that He is faithful to finish the good work He has started in you and His
promises.
The glorious truth that you must understand in this lesson is that
Christ lives in you. Let’s look in the biblical truth of this statement.
Then we will look in what that signifies for us. Let’s turn to
2 Corinthians 13:5 where the apostle Paul says, “Do you not know
yourselves, that Jesus Christ lives in you?” But what does this mean
you might be asking? What value has it now that Christ lives in you?
One the presence of Christ in you gives you an assurance that you have
eternal life. Romans 8:10 “And if Christ is in you, the body is dead
because of sin, but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. But if
the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He
who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal
bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.” Here Paul recognizes
that physical death comes to all. But because Christ lives in us, our souls
(mortal body) will live eternally in heaven even after physical death.
Also we see in Colossians 1:27 “To them God willed to make known
what are the riches of the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of
glory.” Our hope should be to uptain Gods promises in now that Christ
lives in us.

2. Secondly Christ living in us helps us live a authentic Christ like life
no matter what the circumstances in life are. Galatians 2:20 “ I have
been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in
me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son
of God, who loved me and gave Himself to me.” We see Paul explains
here that the death of Jesus is our death. You like Paul have been
crucified with Christ. When you believed in Jesus Christ as your
personal savior you also accept that He took your place on the cross
and suffered your punishment. Since you were crucified with Jesus
there is no reason for you to die again for the cause of your sins. You
are now free of the condemnation of your sins for your faith in Jesus
and for those who now live life in the Spirit. Romans 8:1 “There is
therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus,
who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.”
Christ life now is your life. You now can say I no longer live, but
Christ lives in me. This signifies that Jesus Christ is now in you with the
desire to live through you, forming your new character and conduct. In
order for these changes to take place you must permit the Lord do it. In
the other part of Galatians 2:20 “…and the life which I now live in the
flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself
for me.” The presence of the Lord in Paul caused him to be motivated
to live for Christ and let the Holy Spirit do the work it wanted in his life.
You must choose daily to live in faith of the Son of God. Faith in the
Jesus also signifies dependency and submission. The apostle Paul
would decide everyday to not confine in himself but the Lord. He would
abstain from making decisions outside of the will of the Lord. He was
very dependent and obedient to the Lord. Paul was so dependent and
obedient to the Lord that Jesus would shine through him.
The same experience of Paul’s can be ours. With every new day
we should recognize and confide yourself only to the Lord. You should

3. make decisions independently away from Gods will. In order so Jesus’s
life can shine through you; including joy, peace, purity, his purpose and
power.
How glorious is it to know that Christ lives in you. His presences
makes it possible that you live like an authentic Christian, but its not
without a fight. In the next lesson will learn about our enemies and how
we need to confront them.