Let's not lie about this, and let's make this abundantly clear.

The old man IS dead, and I didn't kill him.

I don't have to crucify him or kill him any more. Dead is dead.

I have only to embrace the New Man that is already alive and well inside of me and quit trying to raise that Old Man back up. He doesn't even need life support, he just needs a once-and-for-all burial.

You can't crucify your flesh - if it could be done it would be done. But it was done - approximately 2000 years ago, and not by you.

Galatians 2:20 I HAVE BEEN crucified with Christ. . . .