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Gratitude vs. Servitude: Union With Christ (7 of 7)

Posted in Belief, Christianity, Faith, Hermann Bavink, Sanctification, Theology, Union With Christ on April 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

          My wrong beliefs must be pushed out.  But how?  I’m addicted to self-trust, even if it’s the ironic self-trust of self-doubt.  How do I get myself out of that picture?  How do I finally come round to the rest and joy that so many others have found in finally being transformed by a clear [...]

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Substitute Truth: Union With Christ (6 of 7)

Posted in Assurance, Christianity, Depression, Doubt, God's Love, Theology, Union With Christ on April 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

     In trying to really lay hold of the results that would come from more deeply apprehending the truth of my union with Christ, I first have to analyze what “truth” I substitute for this one.  What do I wrongly choose to believe?  When I’m actively not resting in the benefits of union, I’m not just [...]

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Necessary Sanctification: Union With Christ (5 of 7)

Posted in Assurance, Belief, Christianity, Faith, John Murray, Sanctification, Sinclair Ferguson, Theology, Union With Christ on April 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Not only does our union with Christ give us security and confidence, it also gives a very real power in terms of our progressive sanctification.  When Romans 6:14 says, “Sin shall not have dominion over you,” we are not being given exhortation, but categorical assurance that the person “in Christ” is no longer a bondservant [...]

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Can Christ Be Rich and I Poor?: Union With Christ (4 of 7)

Posted in Christianity, Faith, Hudson Taylor, John Calvin, John Murray, John Stott, Theology, Union With Christ on April 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Many have emphasized Union with Christ as essential doctrine. Union with Christ is certainly fundamental in the Apostle Paul’s understanding of salvation. [1]  John Stott calls this union “indispensable to our Christian identity,” [2] and declares that it is central to the entire New Testament gospel.  And John Murray emphasizes that same essential quality when, in [...]

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Strong Biblical Logic: Union With Christ (3 of 7)

Posted in Assurance, Belief, Christianity, Doubt, Faith, Sinclair Ferguson, Union With Christ on April 11, 2007 | 2 Comments »

Continuing on, today, with some more thoughts on the importance of understanding union with Christ, and the connection that understanding has to feeling the security of God’s pleasure in us:
 
Sinclair Ferguson knows well the needed antidote for a heart that mistrusts God’s pleasure.  In his book Children of the Living God, Ferguson writes of the [...]

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