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| Bill Volkman, editor of Union Life magazine for 23 years, tells of his life-long search for the meaning of life in his book, The Wink of Faith. In it, he says: "It is high time for Christians to rise up and see themselves as fully equipped, perfect sons of God -- whole and holy. The sin-consciousness, the self-condemnation and the self-belittling so prevalent in evangelical circles today needs to be replaced by a new recognition of our full inheritance in Christ.
"With this recognition will come the wink of faith. Weak as we are in the flesh, we never forget to live and operate as 'gods'; strong as we are in Spirit, we never forget that we are only containers and expressors of God. He is forever the Vine and we are the branches; He is the Living Water and we are the vessels. "Though we say we are manifested forms of God we never confuse the form with the Reality -- we never confuse the earthen vessel with the Treasure within. So we ever live with the wink of faith -- a wink of knowing that we are one with God -- a wink of knowing that 'we have this Treasure [Christ] in earthen vessels.'" Growing up as a Baptist, Bill was sure of his salvation, but never really sure of God's love. In this book, he tells of coming to understand that "there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ," and beginning to experience how much God loves us all.
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Order your copy today! The Wink of Faith. $10.00 paperback, $12.00 hardback (plus $2.00 per order P & H) Write to: Union Life, P.O. Box 2877, Glen Ellyn IL 60138
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