Being a Christian is less about cautiously avoiding sin than about courageously and actively doing God's will.

“Being a Christian is less about cautiously avoiding sin than about courageously and actively doing God's will.”

-- Eric Metaxas paraphrasing an idea from Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Too many confuse Christianity with other world religions, assuming it too is about following rules and avoiding sin. But that's not Christianity at all. In fact, if you're a Christian and you're reading this, and you find yourself primarily worried that you're not following the rules well enough, you're doing it wrong.

Christianity is about a loving relationship. It's about having such an incredible Father-son or Father-daughter relationship with God that you can't help but love Him back through following His direction and the purpose He's laid out for you.

A relationship of trust and perfect love creates courage and action.

Want a relationship like this with God? Then stop doing things and focus instead on cultivating your love for Him. The best way to do that is to learn more and more about how much He loves you.

Those who don't get why you would want to be in a loving relationship with Him haven't been studying their Bible. Simple as that.