The one thing our nation needs desperately is law-abiding citizens, not just those who abide by human laws but those who abide by divine laws.
From one point of view, the Bible is the story of a romance, a heavenly Father seeking an earthly bride for his Son. Like every good romance, they ‘get married and live happily ever after’. But this climax is only reached in the Book of Revelation, without which we would never know whether the engagement (or ‘betrothal’; 2 Corinthians 11:2) ever came to anything or was broken off!
God’s definition of love is a love that keeps the commandments, not that breaks them.
Bad deeds are no hindrance, and good deeds no help, when you come to God for salvation.