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Must a Christian be morally upright to minister to others? Students begin to wrestle with the problem of systemic evil and personal evil. Which is more significant for a Christian, personal piety or a compassionate heart?
This is a really great question. While we're to strive to be as much like Christ as we can (knowing that we're not going to get all the way there in this lifetime), we have to remember that we're not yet perfect - we'll still make mistakes, we'll still slip up... And more importantly, so will other Christians. Fortunately, we serve a loving God who's willing to forgive us our trespasses as well as our mistakes.
