I think Fred would agree with: “When they are wholly His they will be more themselves than ever.”7 Many people feel they must surrender their personalities in order to become more Christlike. But Lewis further pointed out that “the deepest likings and impulses of any man are the raw material, the starting-point, with which [Christ] has furnished him.”8 Surrendering our lives is not the same as relinquishing our God-given personalities. When we are in Christ, we will be more ourselves than ever. Encouraging others to be themselves, their honest selves, was the hallmark of Fred’s ministry here
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