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Friday, February 02, 2007
Perplexity and a Prepositional Phrase
Posted by Jackson at 10:16 AM
Okay, so in the comments about the whole "eternity" thing, Nick brought up a verse with a phrase that puzzles me. Galatians 2:20 - "Christ lives in me." There are a whole lot of ways in which we speak about things being "in" other things, both literally and figuratively, both in terms of spatial orientation to each other and in senses that are more metaphysical or by analogy. The Greek here is "en emoi." I have a vague idea of what it might mean that Christ lives in me, but I want to try and clarify my concept. What do you all think that Paul means by this? In what sense does Christ live in us now?
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  Comment by Blogger Jared at 5:15 PM, February 11, 2007
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  Comment by Blogger Jared at 5:17 PM, February 11, 2007
Paul wrote to the Romans (8:9): "You, however, are controlled not by the sinful nature but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ."

I have an idea, Jackson.
Saying "Christ lives in me" seems a more specific way of saying "I have the Holy Spirit."
When you say, "I have the Holy Spirit," you're saying that God is in you.
When you say, "Christ lives in me," you're saying that God lives in you and has you functioning as a christ to the world--pouring yourself out so others can live.

It's a start at least; I'm not conclusively satisfied with this.
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  Comment by Blogger Jackson at 1:46 PM, February 22, 2007
Hey, Jared. just wanted to say thanks for sharing your thoughts. they're helpful, and I think they're getting me thinking in the right direction about this.
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