Crucified Flesh

Galatians 5:24 NASB
Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.

Who has crucified the flesh with its passions and desires?
To whom do those belong who have crucified the flesh?
What have those who belong to Christ Jesus crucified?
What has been crucified along with the flesh?

Exactly what does Paul mean when he says "crucified the flesh"?
Let's look up "crucified" in Strong's. Used in this verse, it's number is G4717. The Greek word is "stauroo," and it means "to impale on a cross; figuratively to extinguish (subdue) passion or selfishness."
Earlier in Galatians 2:20, Paul spoke about being crucified with Christ. The number for that "crucified" is 4957, and its Greek word is "systauroo," meaning "to impale in company with (literally or figuratively)."

Read Galatians 3:13-14.
How did Christ redeem us from the curse of the Law?
How did He become a curse?
What is meant by "hangs on a tree"?
And what do we receive because Christ did that?

Read Gal. 2:20.
Who hung on that tree with Christ?
And for the person who hung on the tree with Christ, what is the result?

Read Galatians 3:26-29.
What do those who have faith in Christ Jesus become?

Read today's verse again.
In what tense is the verb?
What has been crucified along with the flesh?

One of the footnotes with this verse is Romans 6:6. Let's read Romans 6:1-7.
In the NASB version, Paul uses "sin," as he uses "passions and desires of the flesh" in Galatians 5:24.

Read Galatians 5:19-21.
What other term does Paul use for the "passions and desires of the flesh"?

As you think about Galatians 5:24, think about the enormity of what Paul has said, not only for these Galatian believers, but for you.