Lesson 32 Walking by the Spirit: The Cross Motivates Us To Live Differently
Questions 1 and 2
Today, we want to see that the love of Jesus, as shown at the cross, is the most powerful motivator to change us.
A Christian is one who is undergoing a fundamental change in His desires (Philippians 3:8). He is transitioning from living to please himself, to living to please the Lord. He is becoming transformed, slowly, over a lifetime, changing from the image of fallen Adam to the image of Jesus Christ (Romans 8:29).
Question 1. Are you experiencing a change in your desires, from living to gratify your flesh to living to please the Lord instead?
This fundamental change that is happening within the heart and life of a believer is due to the powerful influence of the cross:
2 Corinthians 5:14-15 ESV For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that one has died for all, therefore all have died; (15) and he died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised.
Question 2. How does 2 Corinthians 5:14-15 show that the cross is what motivates us to live for the Lord?