deeper change is a change in what we love. If the gospel is indeed to take up residence in us, it can only do so as our affections are transformed and our hearts are set on new things. Until that happens—until our affections are made new by being set on new objects—the work of regeneration will remain incomplete. Why the affections? What makes them of such cardinal importance in the life of Christian discipleship? Often in common speech we use the word “affection” to mean a not-very-passionate liking