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Define the concept of “holy tension”. What desires conflict in this battle? How does the New Covenant help us face this tension?
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Holy tension is what God has put in every human being in order that every human being has the motivation to pursue his/her awareness and curiosity about God. The conflict comes in between our sinful nature and enjoyment of it, and our concept of a perfect and holy being who we cannot please as we are. The New Covenant makes it possible for us to face this conflict and shows how to overcome our obstacles (self and the devil). The New Covenant makes us “NEW”.
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Holy tension is when we become aware of who we long to be as well as who we find ourselves being. When these longings collide, we recognize that unless Jesus’s grace enables us, we can never please Him. The New Covenant power helps us live rightly.
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Holy tension is the point I realize how God created me to be and where I’m currently at. It’s admitting that I’m being drawn to fleshly desires and not living with a passion for who God is. There is a battle between the selfish, flesh side and being able to hear the Spirit of God calling me to see the vision He designed for me. I struggle to do the work He’s put before me. The New Covenant relieves this holy tension by revealing God’s provisions. These include: being forgiven and accepted, knowing my identity is through Jesus Christ, having a new heart that was placed in me and understanding that the Spirit resides in me to the glory of God.
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Holy tension is realizing we long to be set apart for God and yet we are aware that we often fail to do it. The new covenant let us know that though we are less than perfect and yet Christ is perfect that through Him, we can claim to be righteous. We should not rill on things that we fail and rather pick ourselves up and through His love, move towards holiness in our daily trails.
