High Infidelity - Crosswalk the Devotional - April 21

Truths observed at the intersection of faith and life by Crosswalk.com editors [Crosswalk.com Logo]( Crosswalk: The Devotional [Devotionals]( [Newsletters]( [e-Cards]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( High Infidelity by Alex Crain "…you also were made to die to the Law through the body of Christ, so that you might be joined to another, to Him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit for God." [Romans 7:4]( NASB Usually, we think of "having [faith]( as simply "trusting, believing." And while that is true, it can be incomplete if we forget that, as Christians, we are also joined to Christ as our Bridegroom. In other words, there is a real relationship with Him—the living Christ—that is at stake. It is not just a matter of possessing correct content of what we believe about the person and work of Christ. And although we never have a legitimate cause to do so, we often break faith with and betray our faithful Bridegroom. Francis Schaeffer talks about this in chapter seven of True Spirituality where we continue [our journey]( with him this week. Citing the passage above, he notes that since we have been rescued from the tyranny of the devil and placed safely in the arms of the Lord Jesus Christ—we are now positioned to bring forth His fruit. Schaeffer expands upon the simple, yet remarkably powerful word picture in [Romans 7:1-4]( to make the point plain: "Imagine a married couple both of the one color of skin. Suddenly the wife brings forth a child clearly of another race [[sic](]. All the world would know that she has been unfaithful to her proper mate. So it is with us." When we do not bring forth His fruit—love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control (per [Galatians 5:19]( bring forth immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions, envying, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these ([Galatians 5:19]( it is because we have broken faith with Him and are in the state of infidelity of the highest order. [CONTINUE READING →]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( You May Also Like: [7 Biblical Grandparents and the Amazing Lessons They Teach Us]( Deborah Haddix Most of the well-known people of the Bible were grandparents. Many played a key role in history and each has something to teach grandparents today. [CONTINUE READING →]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [10 Ways Your Clothes Reveal Your Heart at Church]( Meg Bucher It’s easy to quickly judge generations and choices, but it’s not our duty. The one thing we can be certain about time is that it’s fleeting, and our time to love on people in the name of Jesus is limited. [CONTINUE READING →]( [Crosswalk.com Logo]( [Read about Salem Web Network]( | [Unsubscribe From This Email]( [Email Preference Center]( | [View in Browser]( © 2021 Salem Web Network. All rights reserved. 111 Virginia Street, Suite 500, Richmond, VA 23219. This email is never sent unsolicited. You are receiving this email because your email address, {EMAIL}, is signed up to receive newsletters, updates, and special offers from Crosswalk.com - The Devotional. [Link](