Spiritual Growth is analogous to the journey of the Exodus Generation through the wilderness. The Spiritual Life begins at Salvation, which is Step 1. In the Exodus, Salvation was represented by crossing the Red Sea. Step 2 corresponds to the wilderness wanderings, which requires separating from the world (clearing the wilderness) and erection of the ECS through metabolization of Bible Doctrine. Those who did not complete Step 2 died the sin unto death in the wilderness. Step 3 is...
http://www.biblenews1.com/scartis/sc...m#Reversionism
TSUD in a nutshell.