Be Yourself!

Many times people will try to encourage others by saying, 'Just be yourself.' That sometimes is not very helpful because I want to hide my true self. But in these verses, Paul is encouraging Christians to 'just be yourself,' that is to just be who you really are, hidden with Christ in God. And as But Paul holds before you Christ, crucified, raised again, ascended, we should not only motivated but empowered to die to sin.