tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974619766127367886.post502031493576945345..comments2012-10-15T12:31:41.428+01:00Comments on The Perfect Martini: A Cry for HelpAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12672168697592824207noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974619766127367886.post-17194339312021849562012-10-15T12:31:41.428+01:002012-10-15T12:31:41.428+01:00That is a good point. Emphasis on the 'HAVE BE...That is a good point. Emphasis on the 'HAVE BEEN'. PAST TENSE!! <br />To draw a parallel from one of my favorite films, The Princess Diaries' the awkward teenager learned one day that she was in fact royalty, but it took months of training, patience, and hanging out with other royals before she started to resemble person she had been since birth.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12672168697592824207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974619766127367886.post-63334246621911601222012-10-15T00:14:12.404+01:002012-10-15T00:14:12.404+01:00James. It seems to me that verse 16: 'So I sa...James. It seems to me that verse 16: 'So I say to you: Walk by the Spirit...' is given as the answer to a previous question hinted at in verse 13, and probably goes along the lines of: 'I have been set free from having to obey the Law - at last! - but God wants me to live a life that is more loving, less selfish, more effective and more pleasing to him than my old life ever was when I was a prisoner of the Law of Moses. How do I enjoy my new-found freedom whilst keeping my sinful nature 'under arrest'? Well, in my experience, our sinful nature has more influence over us when we are alone (usually) and the Holy Spirit is a more mature companion who accompanies us in our walk of life. It is just so much harder to sin when we know that he is around! In the same way, Adam and Eve probably wouldn't have made that first sin if God had been visible in the garden at that moment. AndyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18258561835320085455noreply@blogger.com