Thinking about ourselves through the lens of the cross

2 Cor 5:14-17

14For the love of Christ dcontrols us, because we have concluded this: that eone has died for all, therefore all have died; 

We must think of all of life and people through the lens of the cross ' all have died ' we dont see  the natural any more. we don't focus on the natural state of things. 'all have died'.

15 and he died for all, fthat those who live might no longer live for themselves but gfor him who for their sake died and was raised.

16 From now on, therefore, hwe regard no one according to the flesh. 

Same thing as above -

Even though we once regarded Christ according to the flesh, we regard him thus no longer. 

17 Therefore, if anyone is iin Christ, he is ja new creation.2 kThe old has passed away; behold, the new has come. 

We are to think of ourselves in terms of what Christ has done in us