You can't foster a relationship with someone who is always checking your performance to make sure it's adequate enough to merit his friendship.
One of the most significant lessons Jesus taught his disciples was to stop looking for God's life in the regimen of rituals and rules. He came not to refurbish religion, but to offer them a relationship.
If I were you," he said with a wink and a smile as his eyes swept over those who's started the discussion, "I would waste far less time ragging on religion and find out just how much Jesus wants to be your friend without any strings attached. He will...
The life of faith is a struggle enough in a broken world without us complicating it for other believers.
The ones who win usually don't need the prize.
