No Stones To Throw

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The following is a letter in Plain Truth magazine.

A mega high-five to Martin Davis for his
observations on “Christians in recovery” in
the September/October PT. He correctly
observes that “too many Christians are
afraid to admit our (post-conversion)
failures and shortcomings. Instead we spend
enormous amounts of emotional energy
trying to maintain the façade that we are
among the chosen, that our commitment
to Christ is unwavering and that with
girded loins and the shield of faith we
have overcome the giants in our paths.”
Oh the hypocrisy that pervades so
much of the Christian community as we
“fall prey to the exhausting belief that we
must make ourselves acceptable to God
(and to each other) by becoming faithful,
money-giving church-goers, perfect parents,
financial successes and untiring prayer
warriors.”
The need of the hour, as Davis clearly
explains, is to “break the chains of legalism
and ‘shouldism’ that hold us in bondage,
by truly realizing that we are already
loved and accepted by our heavenly Father,
just as we are, [and] then perhaps we
would be free to accept others just as they
are, not as we think they should be.”
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