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  AS YE HAVE THEREFORE RECEIVED CHRIST JESUS
  by A.B. Simpson
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Summary: The Christian life is a life of dependence on Christ for daily
life, trusting and relying on Him for every moment.

Topics: "Dependence on Christ", "Spiritual Life"
Scripture References: John 15:5, Romans 8:11, Galatians 2:20, Philippians 4:13, Colossians 3:3

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A.B. Simpson emphasizes that the essence of spiritual life lies in
Christ both for us and in us. He explains that our salvation and
justification come from Christ, while our sanctification is sustained by
Him living within us. This understanding leads to a life where we rely
not on our own strength but on Christ, who is our life, hidden with God.
Simpson encourages believers to walk in Christ with the same dependence
they had when they first received Him, highlighting the importance of
trusting Him for every moment of their lives.

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CONTENT
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Here is the very core of spiritual life. it is not a subjective state so
much as a life in the heart. Christ for us is the ground of our
salvation and the source of our justification; Christ in us is the
source of sanctification. When this becomes real, [We] are dead. Our own
condition, state and resources are no longer counted upon any more than
a dead man's, but . . . [our] life is hid with Christ in God (Colossians
3:3). It is not even always manifest to us.

Moreover, Christ who is our life must Himself maintain it and be made
unto us of God all we need.

Therefore, the Christian life is not just coming to Christ to save us,
and then going on to work out our own sanctification, but as [we] have
received Christ Jesus the Lord, thus to walk in Him, just as dependent
and as simply trusting as for our pardon and salvation. Ah, friends, how
much it would ease our tasks For the day that's just begun, To live our
life a step at a time And our moments one by one.

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/ab-simpson/as-ye-have-therefore-received-christ-jesus/
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