The beginning and the end of the Christian life is Jesus Christ. A colleague at work asked me, "Doesn't the Bible say that God is willing to work with those who are willing to work with themselves?" Of course it doesn't. This philosophy uncovers the deepest weakness in modern Christianity: the tendency to trust in self before we trust in God. It is the reason we only turn to prayer as a last resort. The truth is this: God helps those who help themselves, with His help, to a heaping helping of His help.
The Alpha of our faith is Christ Himself. The lamda is Christ, and the omega is Christ. Our self reliance is an attempt to escape this fact. He is not only the beginning of our spiritual life, He is the end of the self life. We fear the loss of self more than we fear the loss of God's grace. Even here, we can overcome this fear of death only through the love of the indwelling Christ
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