At war with God, at peace with God.  On Earth, yet seated in the heavenlies with Christ.  Cleansed yet still susceptible to sin.  Serving God or serving sin.  Reborn yet maintaining the characteristics of the previous man.  Two things in contradiction yet both true.  Alive in Christ, dead to sin.  Holy yet corrupt.  Resurrected without rebirth.  Impoverished prince.  Complaining in victory.  Consistent with prophecy yet not absolutely True.  Saved without obedience born of love.  Priests without intercessory prayer.  Warriors without knowledge of weapons usage.  Daylight without coming night.  Orders without subsequent action.  Leaders without following.  Seed without germination.  Crops without rain.

God without rules.  Love without adoration.  Kindness in selfishness.  Peace in anxiety.  Calm in the midst of storm.  Belief without faith.  Song without emotion.  Gifts without glory.  Courage without enemies.  Thought without meditation.  Sin without corruption.  Price without cost.  Freedom without payment.  Power without subjugation.  Seasons without change.  Silence in shouting.  Fear  without palsy.  Standing in the presence of an overwhelming and almighty God.

Debt without collection.  Penitence without humility.  Led yet self-serving.  Discerning yet confused.  In awe without reverence.  Truth without dependence and reliance upon it.  Puzzles without pieces.  Secrets without yearning for resolution.  Oppression without end.  Reconciled without relationship.  Impossible.

God be praised in the name of Jesus the King.