Think about this: The most amazing human being who has ever walked the earth, who lived the most meaningful and beautiful life that has ever been lived, who conquered sin and death, who was none other than God in the flesh, comes to us and says “Your assignment, should you choose to accept it, is to become more like me. I’ve given you the Bible to show you the way, I’ve given you the Holy Spirit to transform you from the inside out, and I’ve given you the Church to build you up and to keep you in line. You have everything you need for life and godliness. As you continue to walk out what I show you, every day you’ll be more like me than you were the day before. Some days you will crawl, some days you will walk, some days you will run, and some days you will fly, but you will be learning to become more like me, a little more every day. Just keep your eye on the goal, keep your head down in humility, never look back, and keep on moving. Go!”
“Salvation by grace through faith” is true and necessary and biblical and crucial, and we can’t know God without experiencing God’s grace through faith, but it should lead us into the adventure of becoming more like Jesus, rather than becoming a stale substitute for the real thing in a way that leaves our hearts untouched and our eyes dim and our souls cold and lifeless and our lives without transformation. I am so tired of the “ask Jesus into your heart so you won’t go to hell” kind of Christianity, as well as the “just go to the right church and vote for the right person” kind of Christianity. Jesus calls us to the adventure of a lifetime— the adventure of becoming more like him! Why would we ever want to settle for a cheap substitute?
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