And we must become familiar with the spiritual treasures stored in the body of Christ’s people: the invaluable persons, events, traditions, and teachings of the past and present. The Spirit uses the spiritual riches of Christ’s continuing incarnation in his people, including the treasures of his written and spoken Word and the amazing personalities of those in whom he has most fully lived. Again, deep character change is a gift of grace, but we can seek this grace through humility and the ancient
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