Philippians 3:10

Philippians 3:10 That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death; Of course we want to know more about Jesus Christ, but do we want to know more of his terrible death?! Well that is something different! Of course Paul wants to know the power of Jesus’ resurrection, but joining in with the suffering that Jesus endured on the cross? What does Paul mean by this? I think Paul wants to be identified with Jesus. It is just like baptism. What is baptism all about? Baptism is joining in with Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection – only just as in a picture. When we are baptized, we picture Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection. Paul says that we should want the saving power of Jesus’ resurrection. In order to do this, we should join in with Jesus’ death and the suffering of the cross and die – to self. Just like in baptism we are raided to walk in newness of life, so as we identify with Jesus’ death, we can die to self and walk the renewed Christian life! But it is no longer us, but the life of Christ living in us!