with Christ, however, can more or less please him depending on whether or not we obey. Human relationships function similarly. My children will always be my children, no matter what they do. But the quality of our fellowship depends greatly on how we relate to one another. They will sin against me and I will sin against them—but we will always be family. Thankfully, we have a Father in heaven who never sins against us. The only right response to God’s steadfast love is to trust and obey him in order