Sober living with Jesus

Sometimes the biggest problem I think Christianity has is the Christians who populate it. There are so many diverse opinions and judgments that it can be overwhelming. Much of it accomplishes the devil’s work very nicely, in my opinion, by distracting our brothers and sisters (myself included) from the task at hand of winning hearts and minds for Christ. There are many who believe that those who are divorced, have practiced any sort of alternate lifestyle or ‘living in sin,’ don’t give 10% or more of their earnings to a church fellowship, etc. cannot be Christians (at least in good standing). Perhaps there is some obscure doctrine they teach or believe in (often that has little or nothing to do with anything) that eliminates them from God’s mercy. By the criteria some people use, I can’t imagine who would be allowed into the kingdom. Clearly, scripture tells us that we are saved by grace and not of works. This is explained quite simply and clearly in Ephesians 2:8:  God saved you b