I always laugh, because the same people who condemn for lack of perfection benefit so much from conditional support all their lives. But “just” being good leads to further efforts. Being good and being told it’s never enough leads DIRECTLY to frustration and, all too many times, rejection of Christianity altogether.
Jesus taught what to teach, but He also taught HOW to teach, with mercy and gentleness and love. Not obeying that instruction has shattered the Christian world. Millions hate Christians because of how they’ve been treated by Christians - not because they hate Christ’s teachings.
Christians deny this, but it’s not only obviously true, but has led to the monstrous political hate organization known as liberalism, that even accepts openly murdering Muslims over Christianity. And Christians condemn them and wonder how it could happen.
Well, if an important teaching from Jesus was ignored, rejected or twisted, then how could revulsion NOT happen? When you think of Jesus, do you see Him angry, going through an accounting worksheet of your life with a red pen and checking off things saying, “you’re damned here, here, here, here...”? Because that’s EXACTLY how people who reject Christianity see most Christians.
I think when Jesus comes back, he’s going to look at Christians and say, “Is that how I treated you? Well, is it?”
There is more to obeying Christ than just in how we treat others.