Can a Christian be shellfish?

Being saved does not mean being sinless, so it's possible for a Christian to be shellfish. Believers can also be crabby. They can boil over when they ought to clam up. That can lead to arguments or barnacle brawls. Some truly saved people struggle to seafood without temptation, while others are obsessed with mussel building. Even born-again Christians can lie, cheat, or krill. Our sin nature means we're cracked, creating a jambalaya of temptations. Accepting Jesus does not keep all cravings at bay. That does not mean concerns over sin should be put on the back burner. There's a butter way to understand it, which does not require going to one extreme or the oyster.

Of course, saved persons won't act like a prawn of Satan. They won't sacrifice children to Mollusk as some did in the Old Testament. Lobsters and other members of organized crime will be caught in the same net. Such bottom-feeders can't expect to claw their way into heaven, presuming God's mercy will scallop to the level of their sin. One cannot say "a-balone" to godly commands against sin and reasonably expect to bisque in the comfort of heaven.

Jesus offers salvation to anyone—he won't shrimp on mercy. However, grace is only offered to those reel-y willing to sea themselves as a simmer, willing to shuck their pride. Showing no remorse while swimming in an ocean of major sins suggests the person is shell-bound. Even if it makes you steamed, the truth is that being trapped by sin does not mean someone is completely sunk, nor does a pinch of religion make someone a boiled-again Crustacean.

Yes, a Christian can have sinful urchins, selfish desires like wanting to conch someone on the head or throw them into the dungeness. Just remember it's a trap—don't take the bait. Geoduck your head in submission, kraken open your Bible, and renew your fear of cod.

God! I meant God. Renew your fear of God.

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