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田Keller博士在信息中强调，真正的基督教式改变是持久、深刻、彻底和永久的，它并非通过个人的努力或行为，而是通过对基督的信仰、福音和圣灵的运作来实现。他指出，这种改变是渐进的、不可避免的、内在的和对称的。渐进性意味着改变是一个缓慢而持续的过程，如同植物的生长一样，需要耐心和恒心。不可避免性则表明，只要拥有圣灵，改变就一定会发生，即使在过程中可能难以察觉。内在性强调，改变发生在人的内心深处，是生命有机体的成长，而不是外在行为的堆砌。对称性则指出，圣灵的果子是一个整体，各个方面相互关联、不可分割，缺一不可。他进一步阐述了基督教恩典的相互关联性和相互依存性，例如真正的平安总是伴随着谦卑，真正的自制力源于喜乐，而不是骄傲。他还指出，外在的宗教活动并不能代替内在的爱和耐心，真正的基督教改变是内在的。最后，他总结了在恩典上成长的两个关键：舍弃过度渴望的事物，并渴慕耶稣。他鼓励听众在生活中实践这些原则，并通过主餐来纪念耶稣的牺牲，从而获得真正的改变。

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Christian change is gradual, like the growth of a fruit tree. It's often invisible and mysterious, happening slowly over time. We need to be patient with ourselves and others in the process of growth, as it's not always evident in the moment.

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Through faith in Christ, through the gospel, through the Holy Spirit, you can experience lasting, deep, radical, permanent change.

If you’re going to make such changes, you need to understand the nature of Christian change. You have to understand the nature of it, the pattern of it, and the process of it.

Galatians 5 shows us that Christian change is 1) gradual, 2) inevitable, 3) internal, and 4) symmetrical.

This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on April 19, 1998. Series: Galatians: New Freedom, New Family. Scripture: Galatians 5:16-18,22-25.

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