We must be reconciled to God. The only way for man to be reconciled to God is through Christ (Rom 5:11, Eph 2:18, Heb 2:17, Gal 3:13, and many other verses).
We must be friends of God. Only in Christ can we become God’s friend (1John 5:20, John 1:18)
We must walk in God’s way of holiness. This way can only be learned from Christ (Heb 10:20, John 14:6, Is 35:8, 42:16)
We must have strength. In ourselves, we do not have the strength to walk with God, but our strength is in Christ (Phil 4:13, 2Cor 3:5, Eph 6:10)
We must have confidence. God is a consuming fire, and no sinful creature can be in His presence, let alone walk with Him, without being in Christ (Eph 3:12, Heb 10:19, Rom 8:15).
We must have the same purpose as God. Here again, we cannot hope to be able to walk with our lives completely consummed with the glory of God except through Christ. [John Owen]
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