To Live is Christ
“To me to live is Christ and to die is gain,” writes the apostle Paul in his letter to the Philippian Church (Phil. 1:21). In this short verse, it seems that Paul is saying “Christ is my life.” And when I die I will be with Christ—to live and reign with Him forever. As far as Paul is concerned, everything that he says and does must glorify the Lord Jesus Christ. This is supported in his letter to the Corinthians where he exhorted them to “Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ” (1 Cor. 11:1). Paul is saying that since he […]