I stepped carefully down the narrow, stony walkway between one long concrete wall and homes made from collected pieces of wood. I was in the slums of Asia. I wrinkled my nose as I smelled a pungent odor coming from below the homes. All the houses were sitting on stilts over several feet of water that had gathered and become a place for their waste.  It looked exactly as I would have imagined from seeing places like this on TV, but now it felt so much more real. As I begin to wonder if anyone could actually live in a place like this, we arrive at the Compassion child’s home.

From Jesus + Nothing = Everything by Tullian Tchividjian

Most believers realize we could never earn such salvation; we've come to accept that no one can work his way into God's kingdom… .

But when it comes to our sanctification, suddenly we become legalists. In the matter of maturing in Christlikeness—and in continuing to please God and find favor with God and acceptance with God—we suppose it's all about what we have to accomplish ourselves and all the rules and standards and values we need to adhere to.