"The very essence of the spiritual life is a personal relation with God. ...Christ seems to have been concerned, not to give rules for holy living or for holy dying, but to trust all to the dynamic of the single motive of love to his person. His disciples are simply asked to be in truth disciples, doing only what loving loyalty to him would suggest. In the liberty of a loyal love, freely won and freely given, they are to live out their lives. No rules have any binding authority which this love does not inspire; and they have even secondary authority only so long as they are valuable means for that love. ..."The solution of the problem of sanctification is compressed into a sentence. "Reflect the character of Christ and you will become like Christ."" Music: The Truth (Anno Domini Beats)               Silent Night (E's Jammy Jams) This episode is also available as a blog post: http://winruffin.com/2022/12/20/blessed-evening-loves-%f0%9f%98%8a-77/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/win-ruffin/message