3:3 hidden with Christ in God. Some understand this to mean that the new life of the Christian is not obvious to others and is “hidden” or concealed in that sense. However, comparison with 2:3 indicates that more is in view. The believer is inseparably united with Christ (John 6:51–58 note; cf. Gal. 2:20). The full reality of the new life is not yet fully revealed, but to be “hidden with Christ in God” means that the new life is secure in Christ. What God has freely given neither man nor angel can take away (John 10:29).