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To think of Jesus Christ standing by my side defending me before

the judgment of God goes beyond my wildest imagination. And

this can be seen as accurate theology – at least in part.

But the picture the GOSPEL paints for us is even more wonderful!

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- This Second Picture is One of Death

Experienced by Someone Living

A GOSPEL Life in God’s Truth:
One Who Has Lived in Relationship with God

This is more of a ‘Tree of Life’ picture of death. It’s one devoid of
rules, and is all founded in relationship with a loving ABBA. It isn’t

a ‘Tree of Knowledge’ type picture, where we mix relationship

and rules, and judge everything as being either good or bad.

It is one born totally in The Tree of Life.

"Become as a child." Jesus talks a lot about being ‘childlike.’ In

fact, he says if we don’t become as children, we cannot enter the

kingdom of God. Many folks read these words and shutter. They

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