Fred was my neighbor all...
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Fred was my neighbor all through childhood. The last time I saw him was at his wedding.
Forty years later an email from him linked us together and we've been catching up ever
since. One of his interesting experiences (which served me when I later visited the UK)
was his renting a car in England. He drove onto the highway (left side, of course) and
was unnerved by driving in a totally different way than he'd learned and obeyed for
twenty years. He had to stop by the side of the road for a while, breathe deeply, and think
carefully about driving in a completely different manner.
In Romans 6:12-23, Paul exhorts Christians who say, "Yes, they're now living as they should," although it's the opposite of how they've lived before. Besides "breathing deeply" of the Spirit, they also need to concentrate upon how their new way of living is the opposite of their old one.
In Romans 6:12-23, Paul exhorts Christians who say, "Yes, they're now living as they should," although it's the opposite of how they've lived before. Besides "breathing deeply" of the Spirit, they also need to concentrate upon how their new way of living is the opposite of their old one.
