The fact is I am being transformed from one degree of glory to another because I have seen something of the glory of God and His goodness. I think of Isaiah when he went to the temple. He was transformed in that experience, not because of more knowledge that he received, or because of a deeper commitment, but rather because he saw the Lord in His glory and that vision of God transformed Isaiah. When we were born again in the Spirit by the grace of God, we were given spiritual eyes to see and ears to hear. Using those two faculties, Jesus said, we can live the life He gave us.
Life is too big to put in any man's mental box.
When we try to systematize it breaks the systems. When we try to reduce it to a dogma, it escapes and goes somewhrer else, only leaving us with dead words. When we define it in terms of requirements and standards, it defies us and mocks us. It is life. It is a gift of God, and all of God's gifts have been baptized into grace.