We are not self-defined, but God defined. One of the ways that God defines us is as a New Creation. Becoming a New Creation is not that you become a better version of who you already are, but you become who you were created to be. Part of becoming a new creation is we get a new heart, soul, and mind. When we become a new creation through faith in Jesus, we are described as ministers of reconciliation and Christ Ambassadors.
Transformation doesn’t happen in isolation; meaning, we need relationships to be transformed into everything God created us to be. The first type of person...
If you love one another, you'll confront each other.
Conviction is an indicator of “God with us”.