In my case, it is clearly less. The person I am after being indwelled by the Spirit is nothing at all like the person I was. I was entirely unlovable, mean, self-serving, rude, vain ... you wouldn't have been comfortable around "me."
= = =
AHHHHHHHH, BUT DEAR HEART!
THAT was not THE YOU, THAT GOD DESIGNED.
That was the God designed you wholesale polluted and infected through and through with satan's pernicious sin stains and mangling, distorting corruptions.
As you well know, THE BLOOD 'Cloroxes' all that out.
Especially as we cooperate with Holy Spirit in the recovery and return to OUR DESIGN PARAMETERS.
Goodness! Was never talking about the sin polluted versions.
In my case, it is clearly less. The person I am after being indwelled by the Spirit is nothing at all like the person I was. I was entirely unlovable, mean, self-serving, rude, vain ... you wouldn't have been comfortable around "me."
= = =
AHHHHHHHH, BUT DEAR HEART!
THAT was not THE YOU, THAT GOD DESIGNED.
That was the God designed you wholesale polluted and infected through and through with satan's pernicious sin stains and mangling, distorting corruptions.
As you well know, THE BLOOD 'Cloroxes' all that out.
Especially as we cooperate with Holy Spirit in the recovery and return to OUR DESIGN PARAMETERS.
Goodness! Was never talking about the sin polluted versions.
AT LEAST NOT IN THEIR MOSTLY sinFUL states.
NO! BUT AS THE REDEEMED--A BRIDE WITHOUT SPOT OR WRINKLE.
Have I been that poor at communicating??