"Tell me, you who want to be under the law, are you not aware of what the law says? For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and the other by the free woman. His son by the slave woman was born according to the flesh, but his son by the free woman was born as the result of a divine promise."
GALATIANS 4:21-23
The difficulty people have in following the lord and the way of life for Christians is offering themselves for the sacrifice. As our Lord Jesus walked - so shall we. He gave all his life - offering the total package of natural for the total body miracle of the redemptive spirit of the most high God.
The spirit did not manifest until Jesus took his offering to the cross in triumph. We too are sacrifices - not to death - but to life in Jesus. Offer all you are - all you have ever known. Let it be gone and offered - give your heart to Jesus and his promise will show truth in you.
The natural life and the spiritual life cannot be lived at the same time. The natural must be put to death for the spiritual to spring forth. The natural life leads to sin - to work sin out of you - the spiritual life of Christ must be purposefully lived.
The offering to God is the natural life. Christ is not natural - he is supernatural. The life of Christ in another can only be lived through obedience and faith to the Holy Spirit - to do the will of God - to love your neighbor - the person that which is near to you in need of loving kindness. This is the call of Christ Jesus.
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