The authentic Christian life can be best summarized as the great exchange. It’s a transformation that comes out of a transaction that took place on a cross over 2,000 years ago. The best evidence of a saved soul is the transformation of one’s heart. It’s not possible without a heart transplant. It’s the beginning of a sanctified life. Only God can perform this transplant, and it’s always 100% successful. How do you know an authentic Christian from a pretender? Evidence from a transformed life. The same Spirit that lives in believers unites them immediately. The evidence of a transplanted heart is lived out in a transformed life. A transformed life produces and displays fruit. What kind of fruit? The fruit of the Spirit, the Holy Spirit.
26 And I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony, stubborn heart and give you a tender, responsive heart. 27 And I will put My Spirit in you so that you will follow My decrees and be careful to obey My regulations.
Ezekiel 36:26-27
An Ordinary Man's Pursuit of the Extraordinary God of the Bible. These are daily insights from reading the Bible from cover to cover yearly. It is intended to point others to the Truth, and inspire people to pursue the God of the Bible individually.
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