According to Paul, those who belong to Christ have crucified what?

• A. The Mind
• B. The World
• C. The Flesh
• D. The Old Man

Answer: (C)

In Paul’s writings, belonging to Christ means a decisive turning away from sin, expressed by crucifying the flesh with its passions and desires. Here, the term flesh points to our sinful human nature and its cravings, not just the physical body. Crucifying it means these sinful impulses are put to death and no longer control how we live; we then depend on the Spirit to guide us.

This idea is seen in Paul’s teaching that those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires, marking a fundamental shift from living under sin’s power to living by the Spirit. It’s connected to the broader pattern in Romans and Galatians where union with Christ in his death breaks the sin’s dominion and enables a new way of life.

So the best answer aligns with Paul’s imagery of crucifying the flesh, rather than the mind, the world, or the old man in this specific phrasing.