Why is this? Surely the life God holds out to us in Jesus was not meant to be an unsolvable puzzle! I suggest that for all our good intentions and strenuous efforts, we don’t approach and receive the life Jesus offers us in the right way. We do not grasp the wisdom of Jesus concerning human life and his work of redemption in all its crucial dimensions. It isn’t always true that where there is a will, there is a way. When it comes to transforming human nature, we also need an understanding of the
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