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I have been defeated; in Christ, I am already victorious. How meaningful are the words, “in Christ.”

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Often Satan injects pride into the believer’s spirit, evoking in him an attitude of self-importance and of self-conceit. He causes him to esteem himself a very outstanding person, one who is indispensable in God’s work. Such a spirit constitutes one of the major reasons for the fall of believers.
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Attitude Believer Connect Evoke Importance Often Pride Satan Self Spirit
Spiritual advancement is measured by faithful obedience.
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Advancement Faithful Measure Obedience Spiritual
Man’s thought is always of the punishment that will come to him if he sins. But God’s thought is always of the glory man will miss if he sins. God’s purpose for redemption is glory, glory, glory.
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Always Come Glory God Man Punishment Purpose Sin Thought
The devil abhors light and truth because these remove the ground of his working.
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Abhor Because Devil Ground Light Remove Truth Work
A Christian life is an unending engagement on the battlefield.
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By Christian Drunker How Life Lost Measure Much Outpour Score Tis What
Natural strength is what we receive from the hand of God as Creator. Spiritual strength is what we receive from God in grace.
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Creator God Hand Natural Recieve Strength
Prayer enables us first inwardly to overcome the enemy and then outwardly to deal with him.
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Enable Enemy First Him Ideal Inwardly Outward Overcome Prayer
They must exercise faith in believing God’s estimation of their natural life and must wait patiently for the Holy Spirit to reveal in them what the Bible says of them. Only in this manner will they be led in the way of deliverance.
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Bible Deliverainace Excercise Faith Holy Manner Reveal Spirit Way
He who is able to accept everything gladly from the Lord – including darkness, dryness, flatness – and completely disregard self is he who lives for Him.
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Able Accept Completely Darkness Disregard Dryness Everything Fitness Glad He Include Live Lord Self Who
Separation to God, separation from the world, is the first principle of Christian living.
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Christian First God Live Principle Separation World
Just being satisfied with Him and nothing else, immediately you scent the fragrance. There is a savor of the Lord. Something has been crushed, something has been broken, and there is a resulting odor of sweetness.
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Crush Immediately Nothing Odor Result Satisfy Savor Scent Something Sweetness
The Blood deals with what we have done, whereas the Cross deals with what we are. The Blood disposes of our sins, while the Cross strikes at the root of our capacity for sin.
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Are Blood Cross Deal Have Done We What
The Christian life from start to finish is based upon this principle of utter dependence upon the Lord Jesus.
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Based Christian Dependent Finish Jesus Life Lord Principle Start Upon Utter
People who are lazy, careless, doubtful-minded or arrogant need not expect God to reveal His secret or covenant to them.
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Arrogant Careless Covenant Doubtful Expect Lazy Mindset Need People Reveal Secret
God will not give me humility, or patience, or holiness, or love as separate investments of His grace. He has given only one gift to meet our need, His Son Christ Jesus.
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Christ Gid Gift Give Grace His Holiness Humanity Investment Jesus Love Meet Not Patience Separate Son Will
There is a line drawn by God, a boundary where by virtue of his own very presence Satan’s writ does not run. Let God but occupy all the space himself, and what room is left for the evil one?
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Drawn Evil God Occupy One Presence Room Satan Virtue

I have been defeated; in Christ, I am already victorious. How meaningful are the words, “in Christ.”

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