the christian life is simply a process of having your natural self changed into a christ self and that this process goes on very far in time one s most private wishes one s point of view are the things that have to be changed as long as the old self is there its taint will be over all we do we try to be religious and become pharisees we try to be kind and become patronizing social service ends in red tape of officialdom unselfishness becomes a form of showing off i don t mean of course that we re to stop trying to be good we ve got to do the best we can the real cure lies far deeper out of our self and into christ we must go 