"We must understand that as long as Christ remains outside of us, and we are separated from him, ALL THAT HE HAS SUFFERED AND DONE FOR THE HUMAN RACE REMAINS USELESS AND OF NO VALUE FOR US." Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion
"Just as originally individuals were laid hold of by Christ, so even now it is always through the work of Christ himself, mediated by his spiritual presence in the Word, that individuals are taken up into participation in the new life." Schleiermacher, The Christian Faith
THIS IS TRUE, IF THE SPIRIT ACTUALLY PENETRATES INTO THE HEART. This goes against a horizontal system such as Preterism which makes everything change through the events of 70 AD. All meaningless without a vertically integrated system.
