The dudy of a Christian

"Whenever people say, 'Christians are hypocrites,' I say, 'duh, every time we come together we are confessing that we are hypocrites, weaklings in need of God and each other'" - Rick Mullens
There is no way on earth that anyone can ever become perfect. It is a failing battle that we will never reach if we try. That is why we need Christ. He was send down by God to become that perfect sacrifice to wash away our imperfections and leave us white as snow, so that we can one day be perfect as we stand before Christ. So what does it mean to be a Christian? The word Christian means to “follow Christ,” but what does it mean to follow Christ?
After Jesus fed the five thousand in John 6, they followed Him across the lake and asked him, “Then they asked him, ‘What must we do to do the works God requires?’
Jesus answered, ‘The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.’ (vs. 28-29)
So all that God asks of us is to just believe in the one whom he has sent! All we have to do is believe in Jesus. And then in Matthew 22, Jesus was asked what is the greatest commandment and his reply was this: ”'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” (vs 37-40) So what is the commandment? Love! Love God and love your neighbor. So what does that mean? How does that play out? In John 14:15 Jesus says this, “If you love me, you will obey what I command.” But when I first read this I was so scared for my salvation. I was like to prove that I love Jesus I have to do everything right and be a perfect Christian. I can’t fail or I will lose it! But no, Jesus is not saying that. He is saying, if you love me, you will want to do what I say. He is saying that if you love him, everything else will come. If we love our actions will follow that love. Galatians 5:6 says, “The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.”
This all reminds me of that song that we sing in chapel, “they will know we are Christians by our love.”