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When Peter says to resist him, firm in your faith, he is not sending you out to do battle on your own. He is locating you. You are baptized into Christ.
What ought the Christian to be prepared with, to faithfully, lovingly, and honestly defend the hope they have? The answer is her confidence in salvation which is located outside of herself, in the person and work of Christ.
Our genuine love for Jesus and His commandments continually run up against a deeply ingrained disposition to self-love and autonomy. The result is, as believers in Jesus, our lives are a continual struggle.
There is no body of Christ without the Ascension, no answer to prayer without the Ascension, and no guarantee of “truly I am with you always” without the Ascension.