I've struggled with having a passion/zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. I misunderstood the gospel and thought I had to get all the sin out of my life for Jesus to accept and save me. I got into legalism/self-righteousness and now have been living in sin because I burnt out and see...
To be freed from anything trying to hold me back from a relationship with Jesus. I've struggled with legalism and I have come to know disbelief or unbelief in fully trusting him alone as my way into heaven and have seen Christianity as dos and don'ts and I need God's mercy and grace to help me...
I have been struggling with legalism and looking at myself at my performance with my standing before God or sin consciousness instead of just fully looking into Jesus for my Salvation through and through, and I need his help because I can't save me!
But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ.
—Philippians 3:7-8...