Two Parts of the Word of the Cross (Zac Poonen)

“While seeking to be justified in Christ... if I rebuild what I have once destroyed, I prove to be a transgressor... I died to the Law, so that I might live to God. I have been crucified with Christ... I do not nullify the grace of God” (Galatians 2:17-21). Part 1: “Justified IN Christ” (v17); I accept death to the Law as a means of justification. Part 2: “Crucified WITH Christ” (v20); I accept death to Self. If however I “rebuild what Christ destroyed” (and He destroyed (1) “justification through the Law” and (2) “living for Self”), then “I prove to be a transgressor and nullify the grace of God”.