Another excerpt from The Secret of Christian Living by Watchman Nee.
"What is life? Life is something in you which, when it is removed, you can no longer exist. Christ is my life. Removing Him from me, I cannot live any longer. Paul had not said, "I will be like Christ, I will depend on Christ, I will imitate Christ by His power, I will take Christ as my model." No, but Paul did say "Christ is...our life" (Col 3:4) and "to me to live is Christ" (Phil 1:21a). Paul acknowledged that his life was Christ. He lived because Christ lived in him. Take away Christ and he will live no more."
"What is life? Life is something in you which, when it is removed, you can no longer exist. Christ is my life. Removing Him from me, I cannot live any longer. Paul had not said, "I will be like Christ, I will depend on Christ, I will imitate Christ by His power, I will take Christ as my model." No, but Paul did say "Christ is...our life" (Col 3:4) and "to me to live is Christ" (Phil 1:21a). Paul acknowledged that his life was Christ. He lived because Christ lived in him. Take away Christ and he will live no more."
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