True Christianity

Throughout the New Testament, we see countless examples of forces at work within Christianity that could have destroyed or sidetracked the early church. Unfortunately, this happens all too often in today's churches because as believers we are sinners who have been saved by grace through faith in Christ--yet we are still sinners.

The hindrances to God's work from within the body of Christ are all too familiar: adding human traditions to God's law, placing too much emphasis on works instead of grace, reducing life to a list of "do" and "don't", believing that because we are saved by grace we don't have to worry about making sinful choices or leaning too much into our own understanding.

Micah 6:8 seems like an oversimplification: He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. Our Heavenly Father has revealed himself through his Word and we don't need to add to it or subtract from it, we just need to live by it and stay close to Him---clothed in his mercy, goodness, provision and protection.