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Hebrews 8:10-11

The ultimate fulfillment of this process will culminate when we are completely composed of spirit, and God's law will be our first nature, not just second nature. But, while we are in an embryonic stage, the process has already begun in us, incrementally, as God gradually displaces our carnality and sin, replacing it with His Holy Spirit, leading to righteous behavior and godliness. Actually, no human being is completely converted, but many people are in various stages of conversion.

Conversion, then, is a life-long process in which we move from a reactive approach to lawkeeping—motivated by rewards and punishments—to a proactive approach—motivated by a deeply placed inner desire to yield and comply to the law's principles, knowing intrinsically from experience that they work for the good and harmony of all. (Proactive is a term author-speaker Steven Covey uses to distinguish internal motivation to do or accomplish something as opposed to external motivation.)

David F. Maas
Righteousness from Inside-Out

Related Topics: Conversion | Conversion Process | Conversion, Stages of | External Motivation | Extrinsic Motivation | Holy Spirit | Holy Spirit "in" us | Internal Motivation | Motivation | Motivation, External | Motivation, Internal | Proactive Approach to Lawkeeping | Reactive Approach to Law Keeping | Rewards and Punishments | Righteousness | Spirit Beings | Spiritual Body

Other commentary entries containing this verse:

Deuteronomy 8:3
Jeremiah 5:19-26
Jeremiah 31:31-34
Matthew 4:4
Matthew 19:16-22
Acts 2:37-39
Romans 7:6
Romans 8:29-30
2 Corinthians 3:3
2 Corinthians 3:5-9
2 Corinthians 5:11
Galatians 3:10
Galatians 3:19
Galatians 3:19
Galatians 3:19
Galatians 3:19-22
Galatians 3:24
Galatians 4:22
Galatians 4:22
Galatians 4:24
Galatians 4:24
Hebrews 8:10
Hebrews 9:15-17

Library resources that contain this verse:

The Sabbath During the Ministry of the Apostles
Articles
Essays on Bible Study
Have the Ten Commandments Passed Away?  (2)
Righteousness from Inside-Out
The Second Exodus (Part Three)
Bible Studies
God's Master Plan
The Plain Truth About the Old and New Covenants
Tithing: First Tithe
Why You Need the Holy Spirit
Booklets
The Wonderful World Tomorrow: What It Will Be Like
Which Day Is the Christian Sabbath?
Sermon Transcripts
Conscience (Part 2)
Following God through a Spiritual Wilderness
Forms vs. Spirituality (Part 3)
Government (Part 3)
Meditation  (2)
Paul's Letter to Titus (Part 1)
Preparing To Be King
Principled Living (Part 3): Growing in Righteousness
Should a Christian Go To War? (Part 2)
Sovereignty, Election, and Grace (Part 6)
Sovereignty, Election, and Grace (Part 6)
Sovereignty, Election, and Grace (Part 7)
Sovereignty, Election, and Grace (Part 7)
The Covenants, Grace and Law (Part 10)  (2)
The Covenants, Grace and Law (Part 11)
The Covenants, Grace and Law (Part 13)
The Covenants, Grace and Law (Part 18)
The Covenants, Grace and Law (Part 27)
The Covenants, Grace and Law (Part 29)
The Covenants, Grace and Law (Part 7)
The Covenants, Grace and Law (Part 8)  (3)
The Holy Spirit and the Trinity (Part 4)  (2)
The Holy Spirit and the Trinity (Part 5)  (2)
The Law's Purpose and Intent
The Law's Purpose and Intent
Why Are We Here?

 

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