1. The Source of Bridal Affection
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    1. The Spirit - Rev. 1:4; 22:17; Rom. 8:5-6
    2. Spirit-transactions - 1 Cor. 6:17; Rom. 8:1-4, 11-16

  2. The Maintained Condition for Bridal Affections
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    1. God's goal - short term and long term
    2. A relationship - John 17:21-23; 14:1-6; Col. 3:3-4
    3. Living in a state of fullness and drawing from it - Col. 1:18-19; 2:8-10; John 1:16
    4. These things existing in you - 2 Pet. 1:1-11
    5. The sufficiency of moment by moment grace - 2 Cor. 12:9-10
    6. Christ formed in you or separated from Christ? - Gal. 4:10; 5:2-4

  3. Examples of a Maintained Condition
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    1. The Lord Jesus being transformed - Luke 9:28-29 (Matt. 17:1-2)
    2. Law of aerodynamics and the law of gravity
    3. Iron in the fire - Evan Hopkins quote
    4. The bush that is not consumed - Exo. 3:2-4, 13-15; Deut. 33:16
    5. The moon's relationship with the sun
    6. The light of the flashlight to a dark room - 2 Cor. 4:6; John 12:35f

  4. The Experience of Maintained Condition
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    1. Turning and beholding and transformation - 2 Cor. 3:16-18
    2. Abiding and bearing fruit - John 15:4-5
    3. Being filled and His fullness - Eph. 1:22-23; 5:18-20
    4. Eating and drinking and living Christ - John 6:53-57
    5. Fellowship and solving problems - 1 Cor. 1:9
    6. Partaking & life and godliness - 2 Pet. 1:2-4
    7. Holding the Head and growth - Col. 2:19
    8. Loving God and all things working for good - Rom. 8:28-29
    9. Being strengthened into the inner man and Christ making home in the heart - Eph. 3:14-18
    10. Believing and overcoming - 1 John 5:4-5
    11. Presenting and sanctification - Rom. 6:11-13, 19-22