If you find in your walk with Christ that He seems to gradually draw away from you, requiring more faith and less feeling, know that He is simply forcing you to grow into maturity.
Scripture mentions three imputed relationships that impact the life of the believer.
Jesus said that your willingness to learn from others indicates a willingness to learn from Him.
Imagine living ten thousand years without sinning, making one mistake, and spending eternity in hell.
Jesus came to seek and to save the lost. In this context the word “save” becomes an affront to many people. They resent hearing it because it implies that they are in danger and need saving.
You and your opinions become less and less important while Jesus becomes more and more important.
When Adam and Eve sinned, they sinned as body and spirit. When Christ paid the penalty for that sin, He had to die in both body and spirit.
“For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
You are the recipient of God’s grace because He charged Jesus with your sin while imputing Jesus’ righteousness to you.
Your faith has to have a basis. When you commit either to the unseen or a future promise, you must have a good reason for doing so; otherwise it is nothing more than wishful thinking.
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