“We tend to become like the worst in those we oppose.”
“We tend to have a wrong view of law and to think of it as something that is opposed to grace. But it is not. Law is only opposed to grace in the sense that there was once a covenant of law, and we are now under the covenant of grace.”
“When we stop opposing reality, action becomes simple, fluid, kind, and fearless.”
“From love arises hatred of those things which are contrary to what we love, or which oppose and thwart us in those things that we delight in.”
“When we ask God to transform those who oppose us, we are also asking God to transform us.”
“We tend to match the emotions of those around us. For example, we’re more prone to become stressed when we’re around someone who is high-strung. And we’re more likely to be in a good mood when others around us are laughing.”