I assert that we ought not to judge what is required of someone else based on what is required of us individually in our walk with the Lord.
God deals in justice, not equity.
And when they had received [it], they murmured against the goodman of the house, Saying, These last have wrought [but] one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden and heat of the day. But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny? Take [that] thine [is], and go thy way: I will give unto this last, even as unto thee.
Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?
So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen. Matt 20:1-16
Gods favor is a wonderful thing.. and those favored are very fortunate..
Praise God he is not a mechanical God.. ratcheting in circles by human wheels and gears..
I would never say that. Divine justice is mercy. At the same time, Christ said "if you love me, obey my commandments". It is therefore presumptious to rely on mercy when there is something for us to do, -- unlike the Good Thief, we are not, generally speaking, nailed to anything.