Ok, so it may seem like I'm splitting some hairs with this thought, but I really think this is a helpful distinction. Lot's of times I hear someone ask "how's your Christian life going?" I understand the heart of the question, but it seems like this question is shorthand for "How faithful have you been to the spiritual disciplines this week?" It seems like the answers tend to follow that track. "I haven't spent the time in the Word that I need to, or I'm not praying enough, or I had a great quiet time this morning." These are good things to talk about. But maybe there is an unnecessary and subtle division that is being drawn just in the way the question is asked.
I'm trying to eliminate the terms Spiritual Life and Christian Life from my vocabulary. I don't have a life that's not my Christian life. The question is how is life as a Christian? Again, not to bog down in the minutia, but I really find this useful.
The spiritual disciplines are important. No doubt. But faithfulness to them does not equal spiritual health. The gospel must permeate every part of our thinking on all subjects in every area of life, not just on what is 'spiritual.'
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One reply to the question could be "according to His good pleasure" or "as secure as ever!"
Your point that our life is singular and is in Christ is exactly right!
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