The relation of redemption and sanctification would be the ongoing relationship between the driver and God who is directing her. Now, if God isn't directing him, he may go wild and do all sorts of things criminal and crazy.

Projects of personal transformation rarely succeed by accident, drift, or imposition.

Suppose our failures occur, not in spite of what we are doing, but precisely because of it.

The basic question 'will I obey Christ 's teaching?' is rarely taken as a serious issue. For example, to take one of Jesus' commands, that is relevant to contemporary life, I don't know of any church that actually teaches a church how to bless people who curse them, yet this is a clear command.

If we are right on the inside, we will address these issues straight-forwardly and take a stand on them, and, if necessary, die for them. We will be that committed.

If you don't have a teacher you can't have a disciple.

Spiritual formation in Christ moves us toward a total interchange of our ideas and images for his.