“If you’re joined to Jesus, God is pleased with you. Like he is with Jesus. Like you obey that perfectly. Of course you still have a duty to actually obey God, but it’s not the kind of duty that comes because you need to keep him from getting grumpy. It’s the kind of higher duty that comes from being loved, and in love. Only the righteousness you get from Jesus will ever make you completely, perfectly accepted, like getting all A+’s. No more shame. “Believe it. Believe that you’re safe in Jesus. Believe that his love for you doesn’t change.
