What we believe
One thing our family all agrees on is that we are not perfect; we all need a savior! The easiest way for me to understand it is that sin causes separation. I think about that with my family. When we are in a fight, when there has been disobedience, or even when we're not on the same page, it causes separation. Something needs to happen for us to have restoration. Sometimes an apology or explanation is enough, sometimes it isn't! It's the same relationship dynamic with God, only more so because He actually is perfect! As already noted, I am not. In fact, none of us are. (Romans 3:10 quotes an ancient passage from Psalm 14--"None are perfect, no not one.") What does perfection look like in your conceptualization? Perfectly upright. Perfectly honest. Perfectly creative. Perfectly sovereign. Perfectly loving. Perfectly fair. Can a God who is truly worthy coexist with not just impurity, but mean-spirited impurity? (Not being dramatic, just being honest. I can be mean.)...