I don't recall anyone saying that God is "a fluffy, safe, everything is okay, no matter what we do or say or believe because we have this ticket."
Possibly, you do not understand His love for us.........
Let me paint it more clearly.
The Father is a God with no compromise. Break His holiness, you are dead.
The Lord is so different and protected, and our rebellion so deep, He desires to blast sinners apart.
Moses and Aaron needed to intercede and restrain Him.
Jesus provides a way of acceptance to this unbelievably dangerous King through love.
So because Jesus has done the impossible, opened the door, some want to make everything into
we need to do nothing, we are just bundled into heaven asis, without transformation.
It is odd to me, Peter the greatest apostle almost fell not to recover. Even here he found it hard
to realise God and love accepted gentiles, brought them into the people of God and love changed
them. Yet to take Peters words, his authority and repeat it is to be called evil, deceived, a perfectionist,
a deceiver. And why? Because ticket preachers feel challenged their ticket might be worthless and
they have never known the King. God bless you.
After 40 years of knowing the walk, it is hard to think I do not understand His love. I live His love,
it flows from me, even when I might think otherwise, it is in my thoughts at night, every where I
go and all I speak. May you know His love and His life flowing from you day in, day out.