Christians are saved by grace (Eph 2:8-9). And God chose the weakest, foolish ones of the world as it says on 1 Cor 1:27-29 "But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong...the weak....the low and despised in the world..." And yet, once I was saved, I found myself somehow pride in my heart. It is different than the prides I used to have back then before I became a Christian. It is not pride of having greater things than others, or showing off some of belongings. After all, I get nothing to show off anyways. (hehe... :p) But this pride I am currently struggling with is one that tends to lead me to self-righteousness. Self righteousness brings me to anger, anger to hatred. It is just very hard to face people who claim themselves as Christians, but what they do is merely for their own benefits. Isn't Christianity all about serving others?! When I see this flaw on my fellow brother/sister, I tend to judge them strictly. However, looking into my own heart, I always think everyone is wrong, and that I am the only one who is right. #_#. Who am I in the eyes of the Lord? I am nothing but a sinful woman, full of flaws as well, just like them. But as a Christian, the Bible says that my faults have been forgiven, by the love of God, thru the blood of His own son, Jesus Christ. Why then can I not love others? Well, maybe it isn't exactly about love. Though love is the bottom issue of everything. But to trace it a bit, it is probably a lack of understanding, and forgiveness, that I am having. As Tim Keller also said, "You can't truly forgive a debt, without taking it on yourself."
I also found this in the Scripture:
"But now a righteousness from God, apart from law, has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. God presented him as a sacrifice of atonement, through faith in his blood. He did this to demonstrate his justice, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished - he did it to demonstrate his justice at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus.
Where then is boasting? It is excluded... on that of faith. For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from observing the law." (Romans 3:21-28)
