Christ Living in Us

I. The Positive Side
A. Revelation
1. Christ revealed in us - Gal. 1:15-16
2. Moving and deciding according to revelation - Gal. 2:1-2 (cf. Rom. 16:25-26; Eph. 3:3-4
B. Freedom
1. Christ died to produce the realm of freedom for us to interact with God
- Gal. 2:4; 5:1
2. The realm of freedom is the realm of the Spirit - 2 Cor. 3:17-18
a) The law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus - Rom. 8:2
3. Freedom from obligation to the law and the flesh - Rom. 8:7-13
4. Freedom from subjective condemnation due to repeated failure - Rom. 7:22-8:2
C. Righteousness
1. The righteousness of God - Rom. 1:16-17
2. The righteousness of faith - Rom. 4:1-13
3. Christ as our righteousness - 1 Cor. 1:30-31
4. Our spirit and righteousness - Rom. 8:10
5. The way righteousness is established - Gal. 2:21; Rom. 10:2-4
D. Justification
1. The meaning of justification - Gal. 2:16
a) The gift of faith and the response of faith - Gal. 2:16; Eph. 2:8-9;
Rom. 10:17
b) The gift of righteousness - Rom. 5:16-17
c) Declared righteous because of the cross - Gal. 2:21; Rom. 4:2-8
d) Reduced to Christ as our life - Rom. 5:18; Col. 3:3-4
E. Grace and the inner operation
1. The relationship between grace and righteousness - Gal. 2:21; Rom. 5:17, 21
2. Grace as supply and operation - Gal. 2:7-9
F. The new "I"
1. The old "I" - Gal. 2:19-20
2. The new, organic "I" - Gal. 2:19-20
G. The nature of the organic "I"
1. Its definition
a) A union - 1 Cor. 6:17; Rom. 7:4, 6
b) A life - Col. 3:3-4
c) A Person - Eph. 3:16-17
d) A participation - Rom. 6:5
e) A law - Rom. 8:2-4 (cf. Matt. 5:17f)
f) A fact to reckon on - 1 John 2:8; Rom. 6:11
2. Its establishment
a) Believing into Him - John 3:16
b) Based upon righteousness revealed at the cross - 2 Cor. 5:21; Gal. 2:21
3. Its state
a) His state is our state - 1 John 4:17
b) His condition is our condition - John 14:19
c) His relationships are our relationships - Rom. 6:7-11; 7:1-5; John 14:20; 17:21-23
4. Its supply
a) Supplied with faith - Gal. 2:20, 16
b) Supplied with "Me/Christ" - John 15:4-5
c) Supplied with grace - 1 Cor. 15:10
d) Supplied by eating - John 6:56-57
5. Its atmosphere
a) No condemnation - Rom. 7:25-8:4
b) Peace - Rom. 5:1
c) Freedom - Gal. 5:1; 2 Cor. 3:17
6. Its stimulation
a) Stimulating the witnessing Spirit - Rom. 8:15-17
b) Confessing Jesus as the Son of God - 1 John 4:15
7. Its transmission of Life
a) He lives, we live - John 14:19-20
b) Living through Him - 1 John 4:9
8. Its various experiences
a) Weak in Him - 2 Cor. 13:4
b) The anointing - 1 John 2:27
c) Sinning - 1 John 3:5-6, 9
d) The nature of His history becomes the nature of our history - Phil. 3:7-11
II. The Negative Side
A. The works of law - Gal. 2:16
B. Being compelled and forced - Gal. 2:3, 14; 6:23; Acts 15:1, 24
C. False brothers - Gal. 2:4
D. A different gospel - Gal. 1:6-9
E. Fear - Gal. 2:11-12
F. Hypocrisy - Gal. 2:13
G. Deviating from the truth of the gospel - Gal. 2:14
H. Building again the things we have destroyed - Gal. 2:17-18
III. The Struggle Over Christ Living In Us - Galatians 2:1-15
A. The struggle with legality - Gal. 2:1, 3; Acts 15:1
1. Forcing and compelling - Gal. 2:3, 14; 6:12; Acts 15:24
2. The problem at Antioch and the visit to Jerusalem
a) Gal. 2:1-2 - Acts 15:1-3
b) Gal. 2:2 - Acts 15:4
c) Gal. 2:3-5 - Acts 15:5
d) Gal. 2:3-10 - Acts 15:6-29
B. Handling the struggle by revelation - Gal. 2:1-2
1. Having a governing revelation of the Body - Rom. 16:25-26; Eph. 3:3-6
2. The revelation coming out of fellowship - Gal. 2:2 and Acts 15:2
C. The struggle to preserve the atmosphere of freedom - Gal. 2:4; 5:1, 13
D. The struggle over the truth of the gospel - Gal. 2:5, 14
E. The struggle to recognize the operating grace of God - Gal. 2:6-9
F. The struggle to establish fellowship versus control - Gal. 2:9-10
G. The struggle to practice the truth of the gospel
1. Legality and fear - Gal. 2:11-12
2. Legality and hypocrisy - Gal. 2:13
3. The relation between truth and practice - Gal. 2:14-15
IV. The Release of Christ Living In Us - Galatians 2:16-21
A. Knowing the meaning of justification - Gal. 2:16
1. The gift of faith and the response of faith - Gal. 2:16; Eph. 2:8-9; Rom. 10:17
2. The gift of righteousness - Rom. 5:16-17
3. Declared righteous because of the cross - Gal. 2:21; Rom. 4:2-8
4. Reduced to Christ as our life - Rom. 5:18; Col. 3:3-4
B. Never going back to the old system of law - Gal. 2:17-19
1. The cross terminates my relationship with the law - Gal. 2:19; Rom. 7:4-6
2. The cross releases me to live to God in and through Christ - Gal. 2:19;
Rom. 7:25a
C. Fully redirected to Christ - Gal. 2:20-21
1. Being torn away from ourselves by co-crucifixion - Gal. 2:20a; Rom. 6:6;
2 Cor. 5:14-15
2. The new way of living in the flesh - Gal. 2:20b
a) Enjoying the love of Christ - Gal. 2:20b; 5:6; Rom. 5:5-5
b) Being infused with the faith of Christ - Gal. 2:20b; 5:5-6
c) Not nullifying the grace of God - Gal. 2:21; 5:1-6
3. Christ living in us in our spirit - Gal. 2:20; Rom. 8:10