Three principles of unity in the local church from the mountain-peak text of Romans 12:1-2
Sin requires the Word of Christ to help us fight it, and requires the advocacy of Christ to defend us from our Accuser.
The fourth characteristic of walking in the light has to do with agreeing God concerning our own sinfulness.
Understanding Regeneration as connected to but distinct from Justification helps us rightly comprehend the idea of Perseverance.