Christianity Isn't About Being Caught In Your Sin; It's About Being Released From Depravity (& Subsequently Being Able to Take a Whole Lotta Crap)

You are to be transformed in Christ.

That's the point of Christianity.

And in doing so, become like him.

Who is Jesus Christ?

So strong.

So resilient.

So humble.

So much of a servant.

Strong enough to die for men who despised him and all he stood for.

All the while, hating religion and the religious leadership.

Embracing others' pain yet never minimizing his own.

"Strike me instead!"

This was his love for humanity.

As Christians, that same love lives within us.

Therefore, we're no longer our own, and life becomes all about pointing everyone around us towards Christ through our words, our actions, and - most importantly - our motives.

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What does this look like?

It means we're loyal to a fault to Christ-honoring good works.  We give every ounce of ourselves to be used by God.  Our focus is on what we're called to do for others, expecting nothing in response except being asked for more.  And our attitudes are reflective of our being cognizant of the grace that's been / being bestowed on us.

Also, we're expected to suffer, often to be abandoned and many times demonized.  Our motives questioned, our goodness and blessings envied, and ultimately, our lives targeted for execution by Satan and all of his many demons.

This is following Christ.  It inundates every part of our lives - vocation, friendships, marriage, rearing children, volunteer work and so forth.  And it will likely make our life exceedingly hard via our own disappointments and unfaithfulness as well as the disappointments and unfaithfulness brought on by others.

So why would anyone wish to take part in this transformation?

Faith in the unseen.  Faith which is of God.  Imbued within us.  That cannot be ignored, wished, or rationalized away.  Faith which firstly serves to expose us to our sin prior to giving us the ability to reach towards our Savior.

This is why Christians are some of the weirdest, seemingly weakest / most close-minded people on Earth.  And this makes them easy to spot, hate, and take advantage of.  Which they expect.