It is stating the obvious, but sometimes we forget the obvious and this leads to disaster: God exists and the spiritual Christian must believe this. I don't mean that you just say it, believe it, then whammo! you're spiritual. No, not at all. I mean that for someone to be spiritual they will believe this.
The belief is an outward sign of an inward work of the Spirit. It doesn't work the other way, i.e. that a person's belief draws the Spirit into them. Trust me it's an important distinction.
It is the difference between you getting the glory for your salvation, and God getting the glory for your salvation. When you know that you would be like the fool who says that God doesn't exist, except that God has opened your eyes to see, then you can be both thankful towards God and gracious towards those that remain fools.
God cares about every detail. He wants you to have a clear understanding of what you believe. He wants you to know Him better every day. So don't miss the obvious things.
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