Believe to Belong

Perhaps you or someone you know has thought that Christianity is an exclusive club you have to apply to join, check the right boxes of belief, and even learn a new language before you can get in. Maybe you've felt that until you do that, you are in a probationary period...so be careful not to disqualify yourself!—All too often, we think we need to believe or behave before we can belong.
That is putting the cart before the horse. It is the wrong order. And it isn’t how Jesus did it.