Christ was “in him” (Colossians 1:27–29), so he grew to love what Christ loves and lament what Christ laments. When Paul “saw the city wholly given to idolatry,” something both awful and wonderful happened within him. His spirit was stirred (v. 16). His gut was wrenched. A lump of grief knotted his throat. A surge of holy jealousy flushed his face because God—his God, the only true God—was being … maligned?… No, that wasn’t it … Rejected?… No, that wasn’t quite it either. Alas, his God was … totally