“You can use your background as an excuse for present behavior only until you receive Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior. After that you have a new power within you that is able to change your conduct.” As a pastor-counselor I have been thrilled to see the Spirit of God take a weak, depraved temperament and transform it into a living example of the power of Jesus Christ. Admittedly, all Christians do not experience this transforming power. Just ask a convert’s husband or wife or, in some