Jesus said,
"I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but by Me."
                                                                             John 14:6

My desire for you is to understand and experience the life of Christ in you.  Christianity is not a way for you to learn how to live for God.  Christianity is God restoring His life in you.  I wish I had a magic wand that I could wave that would enable you to see this truth.  God alone can reveal this to you.  Ask Him.

Paul wrote of this whole new life in Philippians 3:3-11.

*Paul spoke of  illegitimate Christians- the false Circumcision.  Religious people who sought to please and work "for" God in their own strength and with their own life.

*Paul spoke of real believers- the true circumcision.  These were people reborn by the Spirit of God.  They understood that their whole new life was a gift and work of God alone.  No longer would they strive in their own energy to try to live life.

*Paul spoke of his former religious life.  He used God and the Bible to try
  to improve his life and elevate it above others.  He looked very successful
  and, unfortunately, would be idolized in many churches today.

*After his rebirth encounter with Jesus, Paul considered his former religious
  life as trash.  He knew that it was impossible to seek to improve his own
  self image and find his identity in Christ at the same time.

*Paul was now learning to rest and live in the identity of Christ alone. The
  issue was no longer his performance, but the performance of Christ.

*His goal was to know Jesus in all His depth.  He no longer focused on
  himself but on the incredible love, perfection and work of Christ!

*Paul's new identity was Christ Himself.  He was no longer a sinner, but a
  saint.  He was fully loved and accepted by God- just as accept- able to
  God as Christ was.
  Amazing!

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