This distinction between gospel and legal religion will ultimately determine whether we obey God from hearts purified by faith and love, or whether we are hypocrites...
...(t)hose who are truly hungry for Jesus will endure the tests of suffering, knowing that they purify the soul and prepare the child of God to enter heaven.
The normal Christian experience is to walk in the joy of heart purity, knowing that the heart is totally separated from lust for the world and completely consecrated to Jesus Christ.
Has the supernatural work of God transformed you into a new creature in Christ? Or have you just used a little bit of Jesus to spray paint and gussy up the old man?