| Maintaining spiritual equilibrium comes with | | | | commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we |
| understanding the loss and gain that exists in | | | | were yet sinners, Christ died for us.' |
| spirituality. The rules that apply to a spiritual loss | | | | These words show us that despite the evil acts |
| and gain are hardly the same as those viewed | | | | that we commit there is a safety net in accepting |
| from a carnal perspective. A good example of | | | | Christ in our lives. His death is our path to God |
| understanding how this works is by looking at the | | | | and a means of seeking righteousness. Looking at |
| story of David and Goliath in the Holy Bible. | | | | things from a carnal perspective would make no |
| David's lack in height, weight and experience in | | | | sense in this reasoning why our Lord should die |
| battle should make it easy for him to be defeated | | | | for sinners. The death of our Lord here is our gain |
| by Goliath. From a carnal perspective this would | | | | in order to maintain spiritual balance. This goes to |
| be David's loss and Goliath's gain and would make | | | | show that God loves us and ensures that we |
| logical sense. In the spiritual world David's lack | | | | always have a choice to come to him. |
| described above can easily be overcome by his | | | | One man's offense is the death of many |
| faith and strength in spirit whilst the opposite is | | | | In another sense spiritual equilibrium is also |
| true for Goliath. Sustaining spiritual equilibrium | | | | maintained in these words from scripture, 'But not |
| requires us to understand how principles of this | | | | as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if |
| nature apply in our everyday lives. The three | | | | through the offence of one many be dead, much |
| instances described below help us understand in | | | | more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, |
| more depth how spiritual equilibrium is sustained. | | | | which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded |
| Spiritual Cleanliness | | | | unto many.' These words of scripture are written |
| Spiritual cleanliness does not look at what we take | | | | in reference to the sin committed by Adam in the |
| into our bodies. It looks at what is in our hearts | | | | Garden of Eden and how we are rescued from |
| and spirits. If we possess a clean heart and a | | | | this sin through our Lord and savior Jesus Christ. |
| spirit of obedience for the word of God then we | | | | The mystery behind the spiritual world is difficult |
| are rewarded by a place in his kingdom. Equilibrium | | | | to comprehend when we use worldly wisdom. |
| is maintained in spiritual cleanliness by the mere | | | | However we can see that God has a plan to |
| fact that we cannot die from the physical. | | | | save us from any situation that we may find |
| Equilibrium is also maintained here by the fact that | | | | ourselves in. If death came to us through the sin |
| our true death is not by the loss of life but by | | | | of one man Adam then life is returned to us |
| the loss of a place in God's kingdom. Death is not | | | | through the righteousness of one man, our Lord |
| the fear in spiritual cleanliness rather hell is. | | | | and savior Jesus Christ. |
| Death for the unrighteous | | | | Spiritual equilibrium allows us to understand God's |
| Another way of looking at how the balance of | | | | wisdom and love toward us. If reasoned carnally it |
| spiritual equilibrium is possible is captured in these | | | | makes no logical sense. It is also a means by |
| words from The Holy Bible, 'For scarcely for a | | | | which we know there is a reward reserved for |
| righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a | | | | us in spite of the long suffering or tribulation we |
| good man some would even dare to die. But God | | | | may face in life. |