A common question people will hear is:
"What is a good Christian?"
And many of us instinctively answer that in the wrong way.
We like to imagine someone who:
Prays regularly.
Reads their Bible.
Goes to church.
Avoids certain sins.
Even lives a moral life.
And while those things can certainly be evidence of a growing faith, they are not what makes someone a Christian.
Because Christianity was never built upon good people earning God’s approval.
In fact, Jesus consistently pursued the very people who knew they weren’t good— tax collectors, prostitutes, outcasts, and sinners.
The people who understood they needed mercy.
That’s why the Gospel begins with our willingness to grasp:
We are not the heroes of the story.
We're the reason the story was necessary.
It’s easy to look at the crowds who shouted, “Crucify Him.”
It’s easy to point at Judas, the Pharisees, or the Roman soldiers.
But if we’re honest, our sins put Jesus on that cross.
Every act of pride, rebellion, deceit, lust, or selfishness.
We are the reason Jesus went to Calvary.
The difference between a Jesus-follower and a non-Christian is not that one is good and the other is bad.
It’s that one has recognized their need for forgiveness.
And placed their trust in the One who paid for it.
Jesus did not come to save people who think they are righteous.
He came to save sinners who know they are not.
And that is what makes the Gospel such good news.
Not because good people get a reward for their 'goodness.'
But because the guilty can be forgiven.
Praise be to God.
— Drew
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