God provides the facts before He calls for faith.  FACTS before faith, that’s what I have written in the margin of this little gem of a book on Positional Truth along side the above sentence, the last line from last week’s consideration.  We will pick up from this point today,

….. nowhere are we more dependent upon the principle of position than in the understanding of our identification with the Lord Jesus in His death unto sin and resurrection unto God. As in all positional steps, identification is not experiential, but is a matter of placing our faith in the

I WANT to get right to our consideration at hand, but first a couple of things. THE author uses the term “reckon” a lot.  This is biblical term that we don’t see a lot of or use all that much in modern discussions. It means, “to count it as so.” 

WE come to the end of this Chapter 6—Identification and Growth, the first part dealing with our identification with Christ in His death, burial, and resurrection, now seated with Him in heavenly place in Christ. Col 3:1-3 (Our Position); the second part dealing with growth both in our understanding and

WE just completed Chapter 24 of our book on the Principle of Position by Miles Stanford.  To recap we’ve looked at Position Defined and Illustrated, Justification and Assurance, Reconciliation and Acceptance, Completeness and Security, Sanctification and Consecration, and just finished Identification and Growth.  We now come to Chapter 25 of

I RECALL when my pastor delivering a powerful series of messages going through the Book of Galatians dealing with the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ in the Believers life: I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the

LOOKING back at last week’s reading, I am thinking of the difficulty of taking our little book in weekly pieces as we have been doing -the difficulty that might come from taking things out of context.  I hope this hasn’t been a problem.  It is so important to keep in

WE come to the next chapter of our Complete Green Letters study on Positional Truth, Sins and Conscience.  As said in the last comment, the previous chapter dealt with the principle of indwelling sin, resident within (Rom 7:13ff).  This chapter expands upon the gracious provision we have in Christ, showing

“But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down on the right hand of God” (Heb. 10:12). He is seated because, as far as our acceptance and position before God are concerned, there is nothing more required either to do, or say. “…By his own

AS I was reading our previous consideration and today’s in this section – Chapter 26, Sins and Conscience, I was again struck how precious these truths are, needful and refreshing in our daily struggle.  In these days where there is so much noise about, disharmony, rancor and uncertainties, Gods word

ONE of my favorite films is Tender Mercies; if I were to pick a favorite actor it would be Robert Duvall. Tender Mercies is a film about redemption and forgiveness, and “the process.”  I believe the title is taken from Psalm 25, printed below in part, with emphasis on verse

I REPEAT what I’ve said before, how our author has done such an excellent job stringing together precious scriptures to weave the fabric of his message.  He’s accomplished that once again in today’s reading as we close Chapter 26 of the Complete Green Letters) on the Principle of Position –

WE have completed Chapter 26 in our study of the The complete Green Letters by Miles Stanford. Before we start with the next chapter, here is a rundown of what we’ve reviewed in each of the previous chapters: Position Defined and IllustratedJustification and AssuranceReconciliation and AcceptanceCompleteness and SecuritySanctification and ConsecrationIdentification

WE continue our study in the book Positional Truth by Miles Stanford, defining our Union with Christ and its implications for our daily walk.  We’ve two chapters remaining in this section of the book, the one we are currently reviewing titled “Sins and Light” and one more dealing with “Sins

REMINDER that we are now in Chapter 27 of our study of the Principle of Position in the Complete Green Letters) by Miles Stanford – titled Sins and Light. We pick up our reading where we left off… Of necessity, the transitional process from a condition-centered to a position-centered life

The awakened Christian The Enemy spurs the failing one to self-effort by holding the impossible standard of perfection over the very imperfect believer’s head. He agitates continually for immediate and complete rectification of the failing condition. But the patient Holy Spirit, on the other hand, allows time for development, graciously

Independence or In Dependence We are not to be influenced by our feelings and our condition, but rather by His written Word. In spiritual growth, the eye of faith is slowly transferred from our own point of view to His, from condition to position. The dark cloud of guilt and

SEVERAL comments back I spoke about my Bible M&M’s, “must memorize” verses.  I commented there that 1John 1:9 is probably one among many of those singularly important or centrally significant verses of the Bible that must be memorized.  As an elder in Christ’s church, one repeated activity is the interviewing

WE are in the last chapter, nearing the end of our look into Positional Truth.  I do not want to repeat what is in the previous comment, but it is good to refresh our thoughts before we proceed further.  I would like to make at least one comment about something

I WENT on at length in the last comment about the importance of being specific in “naming” our sins in this vitally important last topic “Sins and Confession.”  I want to share one more thought before proceeding with today’s consideration below, and that is the importance of keeping short accounts. 

The Look That Justifies – The Gaze That Sanctifies. WE are nearing the end of our study in Positional Truth – probably one last installment after this.  THERE is an interesting last comment I’m looking forward to sharing, but that needs to wait. However, we ended last week with this

My little children, for whom I labor in birth again until Christ is formed in you, Gal. 4:19 WE turn to the final pages and finish our study through The Principle of Position by Miles Stanford.  I truly pray you’ve found this study helpful. THE verse above came to mind

HAVING completed our lengthy study in The Principle of Position, we will go next to Miles Stanford’s Principle of Spiritual Growth, Part One The Complete Green Letters.  But first, I have one closing comment. OUR study of The Principle of Position – Complete Green Letters, Part Two- Foundations of Spiritual