To reckon is to consider. It requires active intentional thought. We believe that the SinNature is dead. We believe that the NewSpirit being is alive unto the HolySpirit.<p>Understanding that the GiftOfGod is Himself is critical for our growth InChrist Jesus.  <p>To consider EternalLife as an object diminishes the gift.  To understand the GiftOfGod we must consider it as marriage beyond even that which is possible between a man and woman.  -> Jesus gave His Body on the cross. -> On the day of Pentecost He gave His Spirit.<p>We have been bought with a price and we now belong to the Lord.  We are to be One with Him in the most intense, intimate way imaginable.<p>It is in this relationship that we experience AbundantLife.