Do not be conformed to the image of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind (Romans 12 – read the whole chapter). There is a command there.
The first time I died was in nineteen ninety-six. I’d cycled from Boston to Baltimore and took a bus to Portland, Oregon with the intention of cycling to New Mexico. I rode for three days. Then, through what I believed to be Divine intervention, I turned around and made Portland my home.
Christian, do you know what Satan’s primary function/goal/business is in the life of the believer?