Many of the people in our country would not be satisfied with me merely being a somewhat sincere, yet flawed Christian ...as that is sort of what I am.

I would have to be a perfect Christian in the eyes of some people ...but, that is not truly a genuine assessment of it.  Most people don't look to perfection ...they use our failures to justify their known wrongdoings, somehow sufficing themselves by drawing attention to the faults of others.  And the statement, "Nobody's perfect!" is a phrase that people don't seem to tire of.

So, the question (or accusation) is not to the fact that I'm not perfect ...it is the view of being a Christian that often appears on trial. How one is to act, is a guideline or standard that is so varied ...that it often cannot be perceived as a standard at all. And a big part of the reason why it is so varied ...is that we try to decide for ourselves, instead of sincerely reading to see what the Bible says.

If, as Christians, we focus only on loving ...we can tend to use the definition of love also to our advantage.  And we argue that love means accepting ... which often means compromising, which often makes us seem much less of a Christian than when we first sincerely tried to be one.

Satisfying others ...is usually satisfying to us, and ultimately we usually end up trying to primarily satisfy ourselves ...not God's standards.

And speaking of the office of the President ...some people vote on what is satisfying to them.  This is the essence of what is said in comparing Norman Vincent Peale, with his positive thinking ...and the Apostle Paul, with his many letters to churches.

There has been the saying, "Peale is appalling, and Paul is appealing."  And one person commented that it is a quite complex viewpoint ...as this person says, that Peale is appealing and Paul is appalling.  Yet, this person says,  it's the fact that Paul is appalling ...which makes him appealing.  And that Peale is appealing to many of the wrong people, or for the wrong reasons.