“Paul
and Barnabas…urged them in long conversations to stick with what they’d
started, this living in and by God’s grace.” Acts 13:43 (The Message)
Why
is this so hard? This may come off as a rant, so I should apologize right up
front. But I am actually as frustrated with myself as I am with the rest of
Christianity. Paul and Barnabas had seen people respond to the Best News
Possible, that sins are forgiven because of Jesus’ death on the cross. They
watched as people received the message with great joy and observed their lives
being changed.