Romans 2:13

Nothing aggravates me more than being pinned down by circumstances I can't control in any way whatsoever. I'm not always hard-working and responsible to do what I know I should, but I'd rather fall on my face through my own fault than be forced into an impossible situation because of other peoples' actions. Even though this verse implies a lot of work, it's very promising to know that we're not stuck in a position of going to Heaven or Hell based on the family we were born into. I would hate to be condemned simply because I wasn't born into a Jewish Law-abiding family.