Zero Edge In my youth I turned away from my faith. Not because I didn't believe but because I still had sin and believed the false doctrine that if I was not perfect I was not saved. I see many teachers who minimize the new covenant. Even in the old covenant you could atone for you sins with a sacrifice, but according to them the only way to be saved is perfection. Jesus praised the sinner who prayed humbly not the faker who prayed as if they were sinless. They would rather have a person leave the path than walk slowly on the path. They are the crows who eat the seeds.