What we need to understand is that grace is essential because it provides us with the ability to believe in the word of deliverance. Sanctification then becomes a condition that has a source beyond our understanding, something we can't wrap our heads around. But worm theology is based on a focus on sin that provides us with a sorrow that creates a constant focus on self-denial by self-reflection. In other words, it's the reformed way of focusing on our belly buttons.We must realize that a healthy soul is one that condemns sinful attitudes and practices. We cannot base our self-affliction on the law; the law is not meant to be a tool for self-torture. The law is an instrument of victory, designed to help us overcome our enemies. Just as a soldier would not go into battle without a sword, we should not try to fight our spiritual battles without the law. The law is not an instrument that cuts the soldier, but rather an instrument of protection and victory. The law is our learned offensive weapon of protection.The reason we are able to become more holy and closer to God is because of the power of God's grace. This is what allows us to improve and become more like God. The apostle Paul says that it wasn't him who did it, but it was the grace that was in him. What the apostle was saying is that the self-denial and focus on God that he had was from a supernatural source that provided what the apostle had no ability to do. And so it created this love that was not fake. As the apostle says, he saw no man according to the flesh.We see that this sanctification was flavored by grace, as the power that could not be imagined as a pragmatic view of holiness, but it brought about the success of advancing with a power beyond the human goal. So what brought about change was this ability to see beyond the physical and, through the eyes of faith, advance under the supernatural gifts of God that create something too wonderful for us to imagine. Cursing can actually be seen as a gift from God if it is done in the right way and for the right reasons. For example, the apostle Paul says in the Bible that anyone who adds to the gospel message is cursed. This is because adding anything to the gospel message changes its original meaning and purpose. Or, in another instance, he says that those who are troubling the Galatians are cursed. In this case, Paul is using cursing as a way to correct a negative disposition. This is why we can enjoy a new relationship with our Father, even though we are sinners. Our sin is no longer a barrier to His love.The negative emotions that we experience as a result of coming to terms with our true nature as sinners are not something that our Father intentionally causes us to feel. The experience of shame, guilt, sorrow, and fear are not something that He wants us to go through. Rather, when we fail, He quickly forgives us and moves on. So we may sin one day and think that the next day is when we will suffer, but we find that He has already forgiven us and moved on. In other words, we find grace in being forgiven for our evil dispositions and we advance knowing that what we get grace for, the wicked are held to a strict discipline. And in this blessed state we understand His love by this advantage.
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