The additions to the faith are seven attributes of the divine nature of the Spirit of God that are added to the sure foundation of Christ.
The problem for most “babes in Christ” is that they try to superimpose the Holy Spirit onto their old unregenerated nature that they were born with. They believe that Christ died, was buried, and rose again. That is a good start. But they think that this belief makes them “born again” without their abnegation of their sinful nature at the cross.
Yet their pastors tell them that they are saved. Because they are so close to His truth and power, they do feel the first flush of change come over them. They feel sorry for their sinful life and begin to look longingly to the Savior for help.
Yet, something is missing, for many revert to old ways, old habits, old sins, and old thoughts. It recalls the proverb, “As the dog returns to his vomit, so a fool returns to his folly (Proverbs 26:11).
That may seem harsh in the 21st Century. But why does the dog do this? It is because it is in the dog’s nature to do this. His nature has not changed. Why do new converts fall into temptation, fail spiritually, and return to their old ways? Because it is in their nature. They still have the old nature inside. Their old heart has not experienced the cross and died with Christ. He is our Example, not our substitute.
“We were therefore buried with Him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life. If we have been united with him like this in his death, we will certainly also be united with him in his resurrection.
“For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin because anyone who has died has been freed from sin” (Romans 6: 4-7 NIV). [Every Christian group claims to be going by every word of God. Well, there it is in plain English. Every version says the same thing: “For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God” Col. 3:3]. Whether we feel it today or not.
Somebody may say, “Hey, Wayneman, why do you keep on and on about the crucifixion of our old sinful self in Romans 6?” The Spirit will keep on teaching it until we all get it. How do we know if we got the message? We will be jumping up and down praising God that He in His great mercy has delivered us from sin and sinning. This is the Sure Foundation.
So, as a parable teaches us, when the winds of life blow on the house built on a weak foundation of sand, it falls. It falls because it was not built on the Rock, the sure foundation of truth.
That sure foundation is Christ. We are now in Him and He in us by faith “in the operation of God who raised him from the dead we too now walk in a newness of life.”
After going through the cross and resurrection experience, we are now born from above, as He gives us a new heart and a new nature. “Behold, all things are become new!” New King of our life! New attitude! New thoughts! New purpose in life! Can’t go back now. Don’t want to! Our allegiance is to our King.
That is the difference between the flimsy foundation and the sure rock foundation that our spiritual house is built upon. It is built upon faith/belief. For there is only “one faith,” and that is Christ’s faith. We now live “by the faith of the Son of God.” We must remember that we are dead in His eyes, and we now live by the power of His resurrection. We need to reckon ourselves “to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God…” (Rom. 6:11). He has already reckoned it done; He’s just waiting on us to do the same.
We are now ready to build upon this foundation by adding seven facets of His “divine nature.”
Kenneth Wayne Hancock
Immortality Road 
YES! The new man is crucified and DEAD, gone forever never to return again UNLESS we allow our old nature to resurface as sadly so many half-born again christians like to do by keeping one foot on the narrow path and the other on the wide road of destruction! God does not want us to be lukewarm, but wholeheartedly surrender all to Him. Excellent writing Wayneman. Many Blessings.
Julia
Thanks so much for you comment, Julia. Good to hear from you! Keep sharing His word.
Ken, you make the Christian life to be a very complicated thing.
I am a very simple man, never graduated from any school, just the school of hard knocks.
Been working since I was 12 and retired from active duty at 65, now 88.
Never was good at any thing, jack of all trades and master of none.
But married a Christian girl, 3 children and 14 grand children.
God has been good, blessing us so richly !
I often wonder if I was good enough to go to Heaven ! ( Just kiddin )
You must have a child like faith in order to enter the narrow gate !
Man I got it, I am just a kid at heart so I fit in very nicely !
Hey I have lots of good works, would that get me in ?
Taught Sunday school, boys work, all church activates, Good News Club in my home, nursing home ministry.
Surely God would let me in
I came into this world with nothing and I will leave with nothing.
By His saving Grace, He will let me in because I have been born again into His family
Bette and Douglas Mc Clintock, our names in the Book of Life !
Nice talking to you, Ken
Thank you, Doug, for your sincere testimony of how God has been your guide for many years. I appreciate you and your sharing with us all. Like I wrote before, you are my brother in Christ. You have walked in the light that was given to you some 65 or so years ago. You did everything that the Father showed you to do. And now you can rest from all your works.
The writings I share from the Spirit are rare. They resemble what and how the prophets spoke to the children of Israel. Some of their words were precious poetry of praise and other times their words were calls to repent from Babylon’s sins. You have read the Book.
More light has been given in the last few decades–light that has been rejected by the denominational churches. It is new to them, for it goes much deeper into the biblical writers’ words. God is using the English teacher in me to do with the scriptures what I did with British and American Literature: What does the written words say–really? Not what some pastor, preacher or priest says that it says.
And if you throw it all out and just go by what the words of the prophets and apostles say, they write about the kingdom of God as being a real government on this earth [“In the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed…” (Daniel 2:44). It will destroy and consume the four world Gentile empires–on earth. And it shall stand forever–here. Christ is coming back here for keeps, for 1,000 years of peace. And so much more about the kingdom. His kingdom coming is the gospel, the good news: “Jesus came into Galilee preaching the gospel of salvation? No. He was preaching “the gospel of the kingdom of God” (Mark 1:14-15).
But not a peep from the pastors who claim to know the gospel, yet they do not even know that the gospel/good news is Christ the King’s government soon coming to earth. This is what’s on the mind of Christ. We are told to have the mind of Christ.
I could go on and on. Much more light is being given to His followers. He has shown me to share what His Spirit has given me. I expect to be rejected. I have been kicked out of churches before. They don’t want to hear my testimony, much less some of the teachings from this teacher.
There is a reason that God led you to my website; I am glad He did. You found me; you must have been seeking more truth. May Christ continue to bless and keep you .
Love in Christ,
Wayneman
Amen, John 3:16 is just the begining of a solid foundation.
thank you, James for your comment. Thanks for visiting. Wayneman
Incredible revelation writing brother! Every time i read your writings i get revelation and understanding!
Thanks, my brother, for the encouraging word. God’s sons and daughters are getting closer to Him in spiritual growth way. The words He gives us to share are rare in the earth today. He is revealing His secrets and mysteries. Lewis, thank you for studying His plan and purpose to reproduce Himself in us. Nobody talks about this except a few of us. He said that the Spirit of truth would lead us into all truth. Wow! Beautiful words. I made a covenant with Yahweh that if He would reveal the truth to me, that I would use my BA in English to write it down professionally to the best of my ability, and to publish it. Since that time some 20 years ago, no writer’s block has occurred. Thanks to Him. Wayneman
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Thank you so much for reblogging this article. Many blessings to you and your family, friends and followers! Wayneman
Your writings are a must share! God Bless you and yours as well.
Julia