Welcome to the in touch podcast with Charles Stanley for Monday, August 5th.

It takes more than personal effort to live the Christian life.

Let's find out about the key to the Christian life as the Life Principal series continues.

So I want you to turn to you to go to Galatians chapter 3.

Galatians chapter 3.

Galashions chapter 3 and I want us to read these first seven verses of this chapter.

And Paul begins by saying, therefore, if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above,

where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.

Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth. For you have died and

your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is their life is revealed, then you also will be revealed with

him and glory. Therefore, consider the members of your earthly body as dead to what?

Emorality, impurity, passion, evil desires, and greed which amounts to idolatry.

For it is because of these things that the wrath of God will come upon the sons of disobedience,

and in them you also once walked when you were living in them.

Now I want you to look at this particular verse.

Verse, listen to this.

When Christ who is our life is revealed,

then you also will be revealed with him and glory.

Now what in the world does he mean by that?

Here is the key to the whole Christian life.

The key to living in the Christian life is to recognize this.

Watch us carefully. When you trust the Jesus Christ as your personal Savior, he came

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