2 Corinthians 5:15

that they which live should not … live unto themselves Cf. Romans 5:8-11; Romans 6:10-13; Romans 14:7; Galatians 2:20; Galatians 5:24-25; Galatians 6:14; Colossians 3:1-4; 1 John 5:18 See also note on ch. 2 Corinthians 4:10-11. Christ's death is our life, because He thus made atonement for sin, reconciled us to the Father, shewed how He could be -both just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus," and thus made obedience possible for us on the principle that we were -reconciled to God," and that henceforth there would be -no condemnation for our past sins or present sinfulness, provided we set ourselves to -walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit." His death was the means of freeing us from our bondage to sin. His lift was the enabling power which wrought our conversion.