followed him? Luke 14:27. Do I now consider myself as no more my own,
but the Lord's, by the purchase of the Redeemer's blood? 1 Cor. 6:19,
20. Do I therefore make it my constant and highest aim to glorify God
with my body and spirit which are his? 1 Cor. 6:20. 10:31. Have I
through him become dead to sin, but alive to God? Rom. 6:11. Have I
crucified the flesh, with its affections and lusts? Gal. 5:24. Have I
become dead also to the world, not seeking my portion in its riches,
honors, pleasures, or pursuits? Gal. 2:20. 6:14. 1 John 2:15. Have I
utterly despaired of acceptance with God in any other way than by the
mediation of Christ? Acts 4:12. Heb. 10:26, 27. Have I cordially sought
reconciliation with God through the blood of Jesus? Col. 1:20-22. Does
my hope of salvation rest solely and alone in the righteousness and
atonement of the Lord Jesus Christ? Rom. 3:22-26. Do I receive him as my
_Prophet_, submitting my will entirely to the teachings of his word and
Spirit? Deut. 18:15. Heb. 1:1, 2. 2:1-3. Do I receive him in his office
of _Priest_, trusting in the atonement he has made, and committing my
case to him, that he may intercede for me, before the offended Majesty
of heaven? Heb. 4:14, 15. 7:26, 8:1, 9:11, 12, 24, 25. With humble
confidence in his intercession, do I come boldly to the throne of grace?
Heb. 4:16. Do I cordially submit to him in his office of _King_? Ps.
2:6. 45:1. Isa. 9:6, l.c. Acts 5:31. Do I yield my heart unreservedly to
his authority, making it my constant aim to bring into captivity every
thought and action to the obedience of Christ? Matt. 11:29, 30. John
15:14. Rom. 6:16. 2 Cor. 10:5. Whenever I fall into sin, do I seek to
ease my conscience by reformation and forgetfulness, or do I apply
afresh to Christ, as the only propitiation for sin? 1 John 2:1, 2. Do I
find peace of conscience and spiritual joy in believing in Jesus? Rom.
5:1. 8:1. 14:17. 15:13. 1 Pet. 1:8. Am I united to Christ as the living
branch is to the vine? John 15:1. Do I look to my union with him, as the
branch to the vine, for spiritual nourishment, strength and life? John
15:4. Phil. 2:12, 13. Heb. 13:21. Do I realize the danger of
_self-confidence_? Prov. 28:26. Mark 14:29-31, 68-71. Rom. 11:20. 1 Cor.
10:12. Do I realize to what my union with Christ entitles me? Rom. 8:17.
In view of this union, do I feel a filial spirit of adoption towards God
as _my father_? Ps. 103:13, 14. Rom. 8:15, 16. Gal. 4:4-7. 1 John 3:1,
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