We take our eyes off of God, or we realize that we have been half-hearted for a long time, and that the world looks more attractive than the lukewarm, ineffectual, and hypocritical Christianity that we have been living. I know a friend in this condition right now, and it is in preparation for talking with him this evening that I do this study. This study is devoted to reviving such people and putting them on the path to a vibrant, refreshing, active faith. As always, when I write something for others, I write it also for myself. When God set out to rebuild a relationship with me, he did it to fulfill my greatest, deepest, highest yearnings and aspirations.
Man is more than the animals who merely follow their instincts, urges, and appetites.
Sin is illogical. Since I am created in the image of God, and since God has put eternity in my heart, surely some of these things are certifiable spiritual virtues. Typically, most of them will be. At the end of your life you will groan, when your flesh and body are spent. If I have any spiritual sense left in me, I will be convinced of my absolute need to persevere and to overcome my spiritual weaknesses.