And although you were formerly alienated and hostile in mind, engaged in evil deeds, yet He has now reconciled you in His fleshly body through death, in order to present you before Him holy and blameless and beyond reproach— if indeed you continue in the faith firmly established and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the gospel that you have heard, which was proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, was made a minister.
Colossians 1:21-23
This puts the kibosh on thinking we are not good enough to serve God. No one is perfect and everyone has done wrong things. Yet, in spite of this, God loves us and sent His Son, Jesus to reconcile us to Him. God holds us blameless.
We are freed from our pasts, and are party to the promises of God and are to continue steadfast in the hope of the gospel.
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