We must acknowledge that we are sinners and are in need of God's forgiveness. When we do this we become crucified with Christ, because we are now His child. No longer should we or even dare live the life we once lived. Our old man, our inner person, has been crucified with Christ. It is now Christ who lives in us. God Almighty, through the Holy Spirit, lives in and contacts us through our inner person, our recreated spirit. The life I now live is by faith, in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me. This we learn from Galatians chapter 2 verse 20.