1   O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you?    2   This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?   3   Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh? ~ GALATIANS 3:1-3

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I think the same question can be asked today. After Jesus has been evidently set forth, crucified among us, or better said, "the result of His crucifixion in the realm of faith", how can we ever believe we are to be perfected BY keeping laws of the flesh or seeing things fulfilled by our senses? Paul’s comment on evidence makes me think of Hebrews 11:1, “the evidence of things not seen”. What were we called by? Was it works of the flesh that attracted us, or was there a perception of an “elective” love in our innermost being? Faith IN YOU heard and you cried “Momma, that’s me!” I believe that works is faith expressed, but the works is not necessarily moral conduct, but it is an action that follows what faith declares. A person experiencing Divine healing faith will act as though they are healed, no matter how they feel or what doctors say. It is the same with rapturing faith. Are we waiting for our five senses to tell us we are in a rapture, or will the sixth sense declare the eternal reality that is more real than the shadow that dwells around us?