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Christ-Sufficient Identity

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“All we’ll ever need to live life as God designed it-everything for time and eternity-is supplied through our unbreakable union with Christ.” -Dwight Edwards, Experiencing God

How many times have I tried to do something on and in my own strength? Many! And do I fail? Often!

Instead I should have been running to Jesus. He is sufficient to handle all my day to day problems. It’s the same with spiritual enlightenment, according to Edwards. “Understanding the Scriptures spiritually, not just academically, is impossible apart from Christ’s presence and the ministry of the Holy Spirit.”

How many times have I sat with my Bible on my lap only to not understanding a word I’ve read?

Read the rest here.



Categories: Faith Walking |May 21st, 2008 |

One Comment

  1. Karen D.

    Thanks somuch for your encouragemant Gina (you ar a faithful and true friend)…I will do what you said …snag bits here and there. This is where the rubber hits the road…where I have to grab a holdof grace and know we are saved but what He did not what we do.



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