UNCONDITIONAL LOVE
Where have we Christians come up with this idea that we are required to be right and good and perfect before we can be loved? If this is true, then God does not love His children unconditionally. The Bible tells us that nothing can separate us from His love. Not 'badness', imperfections, weaknesses or sin. When we are not unconditionally loved, we will work to be good and right in order to be loved. This is legalistic Christianity. We will hide the parts of ourselves that are sinful and bad and work harder each day to become 'Christian'. Ephesians 1 tells us that we are righteous before Him in love. Before God the Father, we stand in Christ as someone who is righteous and holy. We work so hard to become what we already are- to gain what we already possess.
Where have we Christians come up with this idea that we are required to be right and good and perfect before we can be loved? If this is true, then God does not love His children unconditionally. The Bible tells us that nothing can separate us from His love. Not 'badness', imperfections, weaknesses or sin. When we are not unconditionally loved, we will work to be good and right in order to be loved. This is legalistic Christianity. We will hide the parts of ourselves that are sinful and bad and work harder each day to become 'Christian'. Ephesians 1 tells us that we are righteous before Him in love. Before God the Father, we stand in Christ as someone who is righteous and holy. We work so hard to become what we already are- to gain what we already possess.
