Walking in Victory: Why God’s Love Can Change Your Life Like Legalism Never Could

by Dennis McCallum

Publisher:

New Paradigm Publishing

, 2002

Overview

Who are you? And what does your identity have to do with victory in your life with Jesus? These are the questions addressed in Paul’s epic passage on spiritual growth in Romans 5-8

• Find out why grace is more motivating than law.
• Learn how ‘doing’ arises out of ‘being.’
• What is ‘Walking according to the Spirit?’
• How can God cause me to be conformed to the image of Christ?

Key Features

• Explores the theological themes of law and grace throughout Scripture
• Concentrates on the message of sin, redemption, and grace in the book of Romans
• Discusses the biblical perspective on individual identity

Contents

Part 1 Grace

• Who Are You?
• As In Adam, So In Christ
• Losing Our Identity In Adam.
• Identity: What Is It, And How Do We Perceive It?
• Knowing, Believing, Considering
• Considering Ourselves: The Specifics
• Law School
• The Battle of Spirit and Flesh
• Life Under Law or Under Grace

Part 2 Grace in Action

• The Correct Reaction to the Law: Dependence
• Walking According to the Flesh: Self-Focus
• Walking According to the Flesh: Sin Focus
• Walking According to the Flesh: Kosmos Focus
• Walking According to the Spirit: Prayer
• Walking According to the Spirit: Scripture
• Walking According to the Spirit: Fellowship
• Walking According to the Spirit: Serving Love
• The Means of Growth: Works or Gifts?
• One Last Means
• Conditions for Life Out of Death
• How It All Adds Up

Top Highlights

“The point is vital and essential: doing arises out of being. You do what you do because you are what you are.” (Page 8)

“We use our wills, with the right attitude and mindset, to present ourselves to God, who then uses his power to change us.” (Page 44)

“It’s not enough to change what we do; we have to change who we are.” (Page 9)

“If we focus only on changing our behaviors, we miss the real point. Instead of living out what we are, we define ourselves by what we do.” (Page 8)

“We can’t grow spiritually by tinkering with our outward actions while leaving the inside untouched” (Page 7)

Praise for the Print Edition

Walking in Victory is full of insightful illustrations that bring the deep theological doctrines of Romans 5-8 down to a very understandable and practical level. This book is long overdue!

—Jim Falkenberg, International President, Bible Literature International

Product Details

• Title: Jim Falkenberg, International President, Bible Literature International
• Author: Dennis McCallum
• Publisher: Dennis McCallum
• Publication Date: 2013
• Pages: 190
• Resource Type: Topical
• Topic: Christian Living

About Dennis McCallum

Dennis McCallum was the founder of Xenos Christian Fellowship in Columbus, Ohio. Xenos is a non-traditional church that has grown out of the Bible study Dennis and his brother started in their rooming house at Ohio State University in 1970.

Today, Dennis serves with Gary DeLashmutt as co-lead pastors at Xenos, which now has a weekly attendance of over 5000. He also leads Xenos’ college ministry at Ohio State University. Xenos is a house church planting movement, where over 250 home churches and 500 cell groups are operating at this time.

Xenos is rated among the top missions sending churches by ACMC, and has been named the best local church in community development and ministry to the poor by World Vision in 1997.

Dennis’ educational background includes a BA in history from Ohio State University (1974), and an MA from Ashland Seminary in Ashland, Ohio (1986). Dennis is author of several books including Organic Disciplemaking (Touch Publications) Christianity, The Faith That Makes Sense, (Tyndale) The Summons and Walking in Victory, (Navpress) Spiritual Relationships that Last, (Xenos) and The Death of Truth (Bethany). McCallum has also authored numerous articles and study guides. Dennis married his wife, Holly, in 1973. Their three children: Jessica, 29; Joe, 24; and Bret, 22 all lead house churches at Xenos.