Section 8
know why I was anxious? I was anxious because I was not fully in resurrection. There is no anxi ety in the out-resurrection. Anxiety belongs to the old creation, and it cannot enter into the realm of resurrection, into the sphere of the new creation.
Paul knew from experience that it is not easy to live a life which is wholly out of the old cre ation and in God. In Philippians 1:21 he could declare, "To me to live is Christ." But in chap ter one we simply have the declaration, not the explanation or definition. In chapter three we see that to live Christ is to live the out-resurrection and that this should be our goal. Our deeds and words must be in resurrection. If a certain deed is not in resurrection, we should not do it. If a certain word is not in resurrection, we should not say it. The question is not whether a partic ular thing is right or wrong, but whether or not it is in resurrection. Even our love needs to be in resurrection.
In the out-resurrection there is no element of the old creation. Instead, everything is full of the divine element. This is the reason that people sense God when they are with a person who lives in the out-resurrection. The living of such a per son, his deeds and words, is in resurrection. This