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When I moved to the United States from Canada, I had to go through a plethora of red tape, background checks, and examinations. I remember going with my wife to an immigration consultant and signing form after form after form. I remember traveling almost an hour to a pre-approved physician for probably the most thorough physical examination I think I've had in my life! I remember going almost three hours to a federal immigration center to be fingerprinted and photographed. Some time later, my wife and I went back to that federal building to be interviewed for my application for residency. We were so nervous that I wouldn't be approved, but after a short interview (fifteen minutes, to be more precise), I was approved and became a Canadian citizen legally residing permanently in the United States. And that's not even becoming an American citizen!
Now, there's not much difference between Canada and the United States, culturally. Imagine the change that takes place inside each of us when we follow Christ. We were, as Paul says, part of the "domain of darkness," and yet we have been transferred from that realm to the "kingdom of his beloved Son" (v. 13). And it didn't even require a physical!
Now, there's not much difference between Canada and the United States, culturally. Imagine the change that takes place inside each of us when we follow Christ. We were, as Paul says, part of the "domain of darkness," and yet we have been transferred from that realm to the "kingdom of his beloved Son" (v. 13). And it didn't even require a physical!
