And then there was John. I always got the impression that John started out being a hot-headed little twerp. Through the love of Christ and for Christ, he was transformed into a loving, warm and giving man. At this stage in my life, while I fight to improve my inner workings, this example resonates with me more than the cool, gruff confidence of all-out-Paul. It's just as hard to learn to control your tongue as it is to be beaten. And in both cases, many outsiders benefit from what has happened to you. I see that both have love as the reason for what they did or what they went through, they just had different expressions of that love.
-cel