Renewal in Christ: Athanasius on the Christian Life

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Renewal in Christ: Athanasius on the Christian Life

in prayer. The Lord’s Prayer can be a template to help you pray in such a way that is in line with God’s word and in praying a variety of types of prayers. Together, fasting and prayer are a powerful combination for a life of discipline. In a world that teaches us to follow our desires, fasting and praying is one of God’s ways of training us to say no to weaker desires in order to say yes to greater desires. Working from Grace As we talk about spiritual practices, we must remember again the importance of the centrality of Christ. Practices are not a way that we work for God’s acceptance or train ourselves into spiritual shape. No. We do not work for grace. We work from grace. We look to Christ, remembering who he is and all he has done for us, and the Spirit conforms us into the image of Christ to the glory of God.