You may also search the archive by either topic or Bible verse. To be a whole person is to have each of these in proper balance and tension. Neglect any one of them, and the result is a distortion of life a caricature.
Inward pull is the demand for individuality.
We crave to be something in and of ourselves. When our dignity is violated our inherent worth ignored we revolt. We will endure indignities for a while but without relief, pressure builds until there is an explosion. In the economy of God, one person is of inestimable worth. When another person or a social, economic or political system does not acknowledge the fundamental pricelessness of each individual, they're headed for conflict or failure.