“We are to detach ourselves from the compulsive organism of sin rooted in the unregenerate human nature and to put ourselves in gear with the living power of Christ’s resurrection which will then express his character in our lives. But choice and will enter in along with faith and understanding, and neither is spiritually alive without the other. The process of sanctification is broader and more subtle than our conscious efforts to mortify know patterns of sin in our lives. Much of our growth in grace is quietly effected by events and conditions God brings into our lives to perfect his work in us. We are faced by sacrificial choices…and our positive response to such choices deepens our purity of our intention to follow Christ.” Richard Lovelace, Dynamics of Spiritual Life