A time back I had a conversation with a friend of mine as he was driving me home in my car. He told of this time he was riding a bus in Texas when a man next to him asked him a number of questions. My friend was asked if he was a Christian, and he replied with a yes. At some point along their trip, my friend opened his wallet and inside there was a logo for a brand of beer, to which the older man replied, "You're a Christian and you drink?" What could my friend do but to reply with another yes?
After this, the older man on the bus continually asked my friend what sort of things he did as a Christian. He was asked if he lied, if he cheated, eventually he was asked, "do you look at pornography?" My friend honestly answered no to some questions, but also had to answer yes to most of them, even the one concerning pornography. According to my friend, this person's responses were in an act to test to see what he would say. My friend explained to this man, that as a Christian he knew that he wasn't perfect and that he was still sinful. He could not deny his own unfaithfulness, but he also could not deny God's saving grace toward him. At the end of the trip, the man got up and thanked my friend.
This story is a reflection of the Christian faith. We have no righteousness other than the righteousness given us by God.
