POSITION, UNION, and STANDING

Characteristics:

1)   Not experienced emotionally

2)   Not given progressively

3)   Not given on the basis of human merit

4)   Obtained in total (completely) at the instant of salvation

5)   Only realized by divine revelation

6)   It is eternal and never-changing

7)   This relationship is absolutely true of every believer, but is visible only to God

8)   It is retroactive

CONDITION, COMMUNION,

and STATE

Characteristics:

1)   Relates to the believer's walk on the earth

2)   Is temporal and changing

3)   Involves concepts of spirituality and carnality

4)   Involves an absolute concept (either/or)

5)   Necessary for all growth and service

6)   This relationship affects our mind, emotion, and body

7)   Unconfessed sin breaks our communion

8)   Confession of sins restores our fellowship

9)   The key is learning to walk by faith in Christ and the resources of God's grace in light of one's position in Christ.