We saw last week that we have been circumcised. Our old self has been snipped off by Christ through our baptism into his death. Just as Christ has died to sin once for all, so also we have died to sin with Christ, being buried with him in baptism, in which we also were raised with him through faith in the working of God.
Therefore our baptism shows us two things: First, Christ has made us alive with him; and second, he has forgiven all our sins. He has done this by making a public spectacle of Satan and all the idols β the principalities and powers β the basic principles of this world β which had control over us.
So who are you in Christ? Paul thinks about the human person like this:
First, the core of who you are is described as the "inner man" the "heart" the "mind" β Paul has different words for this β but it has to do with who you are.
Second, Paul talks about the "flesh" β the basic drives and desires that are part of daily life.
And third, Paul talks about the surface of our lives β thoughts, words, deeds β how we interact with others...
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