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we know our soul life has ruled in that area. Where our affection is
unable to yield fully to God’s will, much unspiritual mixture must be
there. All soulish affections lead us to sin and draw us to the world.
An affection which is not inspired by the Lord will soon be
transformed into lust. Samson is not alone in the history of man in
failing in this regard. Delilah is still cutting the hair of man today!
We stated earlier that affection is the hardest element for a
believer to offer: ergo, its consecration becomes the sign of true
spirituality: ergo, this is the greatest test. He who has not died to
worldly affection has not died to anything. Death to natural affection
proves one’s death to the world. To covet and to lust after man’s
affection demonstrates that the Christian has not yet died to self life.
His death to soul life is substantiated by his forsaking every affection
other than that for God How transcendent is a spiritual man! He
walks far above human natural affection.