We are always in danger of trivializing the gospel, of minimizing what God is able to do for us and in us. We speak of becoming a Christian as if it were no more than turning over a new leaf and making a few superficial adjustments to an otherwise secular life. But no, becoming a Christian, according to the New Testament, is an event so radical that no language can do it justice except death and resurrection -- death to the old life of self-centeredness and resurrection to a new life of love.
Through the Bible: Through the Year P. 282
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