aspect of the Western Model which shifts with greater maturity. He describes the mental image of being engaged in a battle “to placate God for one’s sins or to win God’s favor, while God sits passively in the bleachers watching the contest. If we do well, it is thumbs up; if we fail, it is thumbs down.9 The gospel, on the contrary, teaches that God initiates all good deeds through the inspiration of the Spirit abiding within us, while we listen attentively and put into action what the Spirit suggests.”10
