| Posted: 9/07/03 by the shovel
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Thanks for writing ... I think you made my day! :)
<<<I attempted to live the Christian life out of my own resources for 21 years and I cannot explain the freedom I now know. >>>
What an excellent confession, bro!! :) It speaks to me of a life that comes from a different source ... and I have the definite idea that the apostle Paul found himself in that same place. Consider the fact that he was criticized among the Corinthians and by those false leaders for having contemptible speech. I don't think that was because he had an impediment or that he was not instructed in the art of speaking, but instead I think he had been fully qualified as a speaker in his early training. I think it was as he came to lose CONFIDENCE in his abilities of argument that he often found himself at a loss to describe this life that is far beyond comprehension!
I really do appreciate what you have shared with me and the questions and considerations you came up with after having read that conversation string. I'll make some comments interspersed between yours so that it will be easier to follow, okay?
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