Section 8
abide in us. But the Bible tells us definitely that Christ is in us and lives in us. Furthermore, we should abide in Him and allow Him to abide in us.
Paul could say not only that Christ lived in him, but also that to him to live was Christ. On the one hand, Christ lived in Paul; on the other hand, Paul lived Christ. Inwardly Christ was Paul's life, and outwardly Christ was Paul's liv ing. Paul and Christ thus had one life and one living. Christ's life was Paul's life, and Paul's liv ing was Christ's living. The two, Christ and Paul, lived as one. First Corinthians 6:17 refers to such a living. In this verse Paul says that we are one spirit with the Lord. The organic union that has taken place between us and Christ causes us to be so close and intimate with Him that we are even one spirit with Him.
To live Christ is not merely to have a holy life or to live holiness. To live Christ is to live a per son. We admit that the expression "live Christ" is new. We use this term deliberately. In the past we have spoken of living out Christ. Although this expression is not incorrect, to add the word "out" may detract from the proper meaning. We should simply live Christ. We should live a life which is Christ Himself.