Aim: To stay connected to Jesus—so as to always experience His life.
Doctrine: Even a true believer may (for a time) become as ordinary as an unregenerate—through unfaithfulness to God. This usually happens over a period of time, and it culminates when one caves in to the flesh, through neglect and carelessness.
Exegesis: The ''death to life'' journey of the once-wanton Christian: too much familiarity with the world will weaken any soul (vv. 15-17); self-trust is a sure recipe for disaster (vv. 18-20); the Holy Spirit effects our renewal of life (in Christ) (vv. 21-22).
Further application: How Christians may guard against becoming just like the world: we need to constantly stir up our holy faith in Christ, and we need to be vigilant in the covenant and in prayer.
Key phrase v. 17b ''...If I am shaven, then my strength will leave me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man.''
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Rev. Mark Henninger received his Masters of Divinity from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois, and he has been Pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Peoria, Illinois for more than 30 years.