12/03/2023
Hey friend, I'm sorry if someone misrepresented Christ to you. I want you to know that you are dearly loved. Christianity is not a clique or a country club; there is no such thing as a "good enough Christian," and that foolishness must stop. It only brings division among the body of Christ.
As stated in 1 Corinthians 1:10, "Now I plead with you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and [that] there be no divisions among you, but [that] you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment."
Don't get me wrong; our goal as Christians is to pursue excellence and aim to please Jesus in our walk. However, that won't be done perfectly, and no, that is not an excuse to sin. It is grace, the very same grace the thief on the cross was extended.
Reflected in 2 Corinthians 5:9, "Therefore, whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to be pleasing to him," and Romans 5:20 (CSB), "The law came along to multiply the trespass. But where sin multiplied, grace multiplied even more."
Furthermore, 2 Corinthians 8:7 encourages us, "Now as you excel in everything -- in faith, speech, knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love for us -- excel also in this act of grace."