God cares not who we are but what we become through our obedience to Him. Some folks make following and worshiping God a complicated matter by a myriad of rules and regulations. Others choose no rules and say their god accepts them in their spiritual journey as long as they continue to "search." However, the truth is different than what we might perceive as reality.
Simply, as Peter states, we must "fear Him" and do "what is right." Some try to reverse the order and think because they are moral and doing the next right thing, that they are fearing God. However, the fear of the Lord means more than just being afraid of the consequences of bad behavior. It means to be afraid of not loving the Lord with all one's heart. If we are truly in love with God, then our right living will supernaturally follow. Then, as this scripture states, he will welcome any one without partiality. May we all love Him supremely with a reverence to do otherwise. Then, God's perfect love will cast out any fear not of Him (I John 4:18).
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