i conclude my posts of excerpts from my second book with the following:
“indeed, when one places confident belief in christ’s sacrifice on the cross, one comes to a most important understanding. it is by god’s grace through jesus christ’s life, death and resurrection that we are able to be redeemed, justified, by his atoning sacrifice from the spiritual death of adam we all face as fallen humans. with jesus’ resurrection and glorification he sent as promised the helper and counselor in the form of his holy spirit. once again he will indwell our human spirit and give counsel to our repentant minds, to our souls. we can increase our personal knowledge of him and experience progressive sanctification by abiding by his counsel to become christ like. over time we become less susceptible to the influences of the prince of this world. that the process of sanctification is deemed a ‘mystery’ has been addressed by my research, and i hope that the neurophysiological process of sanctification guided by our savior has been clarified. god wants mankind to increase in knowledge and understanding by applying advances in scientific knowledge aND WITH PROPER SCRIPTURAL EXEGESIS TO SUCH A ‘MYSTERY.’”
i QUOTE THE APOSTLE PAUL FROM THE BOOK OF COLOSSIANS:
I HAVE BECOME ITS SERVANT BY THE COMMISSION GOD GAVE ME TO PRESENT TO YOU THE WORD OF GOD IN ITS FULLNESS - THE MYSTERY THAT HAS BEEN KEPT HIDDEN FOR AGES AND GENERATIONS, BUT IS NOW DISCLOSED TO THE SAINTS. TO THEM GOD HAS CHOSEN TO MAKE KNOWN AMONG THE GENTILES THE GLORIOUS RICHES OF THIS MYSTERY, WHICH IS CHRIST IN YOU, THE HOPE OF GLORY.