Us Protestants

Over the holidays, I had the opportunity to talk with a friend of mine about a couple of problems that many Protestants have. The first on is that we are Protestants. That may be why I find John 17 to be a comfort to me. Jesus tells us to live in unity. We claim to live by faith and yet our faith is often threatened when other Christians believe differently. It is no wonder that the world is lost in confusion. Jesus said to let the wheat and tares grow together, and He will take care of them.
Another Protestant problem is that we are often “closet legalists”. We do not live by the faith we claim, but by a set of rules that we deem appropriate in order for God to love us. You may not be aware that you have any such rules, but you know what they are when someone else breaks them. “You can’t be a Christian because ___ ___ ___”.
Luke 6:37 “Do not judge and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.
John 8:15 You judge by human standards; I pass judgment on no one.
Romans 2:1 You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever point you judge the other, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same ..things.