Somewhere in this thread, the notion that we go around dragging people into church, making them do this, crept in. That is not what we mean by, "imposition of ashes," LOL
Thanks for the post!
It has always been a Satanic operation to encourage others to sin, while insisting they haven’t been forced to sin.
There is nothing wrong in focusing upon the work of Christ on the Cross, the Judgment, but thinking our work to avoid sin brings us closer to God, substitutes our work for His grace and is very sinful.
A better mechanism to advance in our faith is simply to persevere in faith in Him and let His Plan prevail.