Notice the above, for it is one of the more important verses of the Scriptures. Think about how Jesus lives because of the Father. Every part of Jesus, every breath He takes, every thought He thinks, comes from the Father. He and His Father are One, meaning that Christ is totally dependent on the Father for all He is and does.

The same is to be true of us. Every part of us, every breath we take, every thought we think, is to come from the Lord Jesus. We and Jesus are to become one just as He and the Father are One.

Now, how do we gain such oneness with Christ? By continually feeding on Him. By continually eating His flesh and drinking His blood.

How do we do this?

Each Christian continually is faced with choices, decisions concerning what to think, what to say, what to do. Because we have two separate natures, an adamic nature and a new born-again nature, we have to decide which nature will govern our thoughts, words and actions.

The world, our flesh, our self-will, Satan, and other forces pressure us to decide in a certain way. The Bible, the Spirit of the Lord, and other godly influences also seek to guide what we do. We are the one who makes the decision as to which force should be the one to make each decision. This is how the Christian life operates.

When we follow our fleshly desires we continue in spiritual death. When we follow the godly influences God has provided, we are given the body and blood of Christ in the spirit realm. The body and blood of Christ are eternal life, the Life from Heaven. In this manner we strengthen the eternal life within us.

If we choose to live by the body and blood of Christ we attain resurrection in our inward nature. When the Lord appears our body will be made alive with the Life of God because of what has been accomplished in our inward nature.

But if we choose to live according to our fleshly desires we do not attain resurrection in our inward nature. When the Lord appears our body will not be made alive with the Life of God because the prerequisite life has not been formed in us. It is as simple and straightforward as this. In this instance we will not attain immortality in our body. I am not clear what then takes place with the believer who has failed to choose to live in the Life of Christ, but the Scripture speaks of corruption and destruction.

Learning to live by the Life of Jesus Christ, to become one with Him in every aspect of life, is an area of our land of promise. It affects our entire existence.

While Satan does not seem to be overly concerned about our dying and going to Heaven, he is terribly anxious that we not become such an integral part of Christ. In so doing we become a threat to Satan's kingdom.

To be continued.