I don’t have anything really to add to this verse, except that it is essential for us to understand, and live by. So it is much worth considering.
20 My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
Galatians 2:20 NLT
Verses 2:11-14 talk about hypocrisy. I prayed and asked the Lord to show me areas of hypocrisy in my own life. Hypocrisy can also be on a church level, and it often far from clear cut. Is it hypocritical for a Christian church to sponsor an Easter Egg hunt with 10,000 eggs and the Easter Bunny? Christians I know who consider such events hypocritical….these church members said their churches hardly do anything for the community because they are busy taking care of their own. Is that hypocritical…not to reach out to the non-believing community? The verse that comes to mind is Psalm 139:23-24, to pray for myself, our Christian brothers and sisters, and churches: “Search me, God, and know my heart;….. See if there is any offensive way in me….”.