Gal. 2:20 I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
Rom. 5:10 For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, it is much more [certain], now that we are reconciled, that we shall be saved (daily delivered from sin’s dominion) through His [resurrection] life.
I love both of these verses, and have found profound life from their truths. I’ve quoted Rom. 5:10 from the Amplified version because it reveals so much of what this verse is trying to say. In the NASB version it reads, “…we shall be saved by His his life.” This little greek preposition “by” is often also translated by the preposition “in.” Either word used in this verse carries a powerful grace with it.
It is so true that “by” His indwelling life I am daily saved from sins power, and fallen selfs hideousness, but I also love to think about that “in” His life being lived through me I’m being saved. I know it’s basically saying the same thing, but there is something about the “in” translation that has really blessed me lately. To be “saved” in this verse isn’t about becoming a Christian and going to Heaven one day, but the word “saved” carries the idea of “wholeness,” and “transformation.” You see, Christ is in us, and we are In Christ and as we, being In Christ, restfully go along for the ride, and allow Him to use our humanity to live His life, we will become more and more whole, being transformed into His image.
This picture may help. Think about yourself as a weary traveler on foot , having been exposed to all kinds of perils and threatening situations, but you have now been rescued and you are sitting in a carriage called Christ, and it is being driven by Christ. Your job would be to simply, and restfully enjoy the ride, trusting the driver, wherever He chooses to go. What a secure; what a joyful; what a freedom ride that would be.