I would rather live on the verge of falling and let my security be in the all-sufficiency of the grace of God than to live in some kind of pietistic illusion of moral excellence.
My faith isn’t in the idea that I’m more moral than anybody else. My faith is in the idea that God and his love are greater than whatever sins any of us commit.
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Gender-neutral version:
I would rather live on the verge of falling and let my security be in the all-sufficiency of the grace of God than to live in some kind of pietistic illusion of moral excellence.
My faith isn’t in the idea that I’m more moral than anybody else. My faith is in the idea that God and God’s love are greater than whatever sins any of us commit.