Scripture calls believers to the reality of the supernatural nature of the universe. We live in a world that is not just a space time continuum, but it is also a world in which a spiritual/unseen God has acted. God in the person of Christ has not only atoned for human sin bodily but He has been raised and has ascended to the Father bodily. These realities are not side line issues in the Christian faith but rather these are vital issues in the application of the truths of the Christian life. In other words God has acted in the world in both the seen and unseen realms of space and time reality.
Christ's work has not only dealt with past judgments, but His work is also to be the ruling principal for believers here and now. Furthermore those who are in Christ are to live in the reality of the ongoing resurrection life of Christ!
This supernatural life is one that acknowledges a moment by moment dependence on Christ to work out the spiritual fruit of God in Christians. Which means that we must be aware the the battle is the Lord's because it is a spiritual battle, so in this life he might make us his spiritual weapons vital and useful for his glory and our growth! This means for those of us with a western mindset must acknowledge our tendency to look at life from a natural perspective. The Universe is a supernatural place where a transcendent and all powerful God works in creation, and in the lives of individual believers through the power of the Holy Spirit!
Derived from interaction with True Spirituality: by Francis Schaeffer
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