What is the crux of Christianity?  What is the decisive or most  important point at issue. Our understanding of this will determine the following:  "boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him." (Eph. 3:12) The faith of the son of God. You might be saying:  "Well I don't have faith to get hold of all of this."  Answer:  "Good!" We have to get to the place sooner or later that OUR faith runs out. The following scripture explains how we are dead!  Galatians 2:20  - "I am CRUCIFIED with Christ."  I died WITH Christ on the cross.  My old way of thinking  was crucified, died, put to an end!   Paul's new understanding is that someone that is "dead" cannot have faith and that we now live by His faith! The only way I live now is with Christ in me.  The scripture goes on to say:  "but Christ liveth in me".  This is what we have to rationalize.  The Holy Spirit, through his word, and through ex...