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“ Good " Christian ? Stanley Chang Someone once asked Jesus, "Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?" Jesus eats with us!! Yes, we are the tax collectors and Sinners. We are the broken and abused. We are people who can't get it right. We are the screw-ups. We fail over and over again. We are the ones in need of a savior, who is full of grace and mercy. We try so hard to become perfect …to do what's right. …to be a good person …to not sin We beat ourselves up when we come up short. We feel guilty when we fail in our struggles over and over again. We think that we are not good enough for God. We see ourselves unworthy to be a “good” Christian. Funny thing is that there are no “good” Christians…only Christians who think they are good. I think most of us have grown up in this Pharisee-ish culture. We must not be weird. We must look nice and dress nice. (Especially at church!!!!) We can't be mess-ups. Must follow all the rules! We can't be sinners. Is that what Jesus said? When has Jesus ever told us to become perfect first so that we may approach him and Love Him? Or does He want us to relentlessly chase after Him and love Him first so that He may make us clean? What do you hear Jesus calling you to do?
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