by Wes Bridel on July 13, 2009
in Calling
Now, we can grasp most of the elements of the life of the Spiritual man. The seed is the Life of Christ, offered as the Gift from God, the Father. The seed is sown in our natural life, and nurtured and educated by the Holy Spirit. But we are not fully released into the spiritual [...]
by Wes Bridel on July 10, 2009
in Calling
In the former chapters, we mentioned that God created everything both visible and invisible through Christ, His Son. And that when Adam sinned, Man was “cast out” of the invisible, spiritual world into the visible physical world. We will call this life the life of Natural Man. However, as we are born again through our [...]
by Wes Bridel on July 2, 2009
in Calling
In a sense, when Christ died upon the cross and restored our Sonship, he stepped into the place of Adam. He then became the first-born among the dead, and is able to grant eternal life to others.
This is a well-established theme in the Bible. Let’s look at a few passages:
Col 1:18-20 [NIV]
18And he is the [...]