Faith isn't a type of obedience to the demands of God. Faith is a gift from God. Faith gives substance to the things hoped for and brings into evidence things that are not seen. God invites.
So you have faith in God to justify belief in God, then faith is a gift from the God you justify via faith?
That's circular. But it illustrates how theists think, and how anything can be justified as believable even when it's not reasonable.
It isn't about what God would "like us to be" but rather helping understand "who we are".
i.e. "Christ-like"
So justification is a gift as Jesus was made unto us wisdom, righteousness and justification... just-as-if-ied never sinned.
This sounds like trying to mimic an ideal and not actually being moral, decent, compassionate, etc. Many very conservative Christians have attitudes that are in political alignment to the GOP, but far from what Jesus taught, which is arguably more of what Democrats have as their platforms. So we see many of these Christians struggle to align to the GOP and still make an argument that they are "Christ-like". I suggest they are anti-Christ.
I'll give an example of what a real Christian is to my mind and experience. In high school my grandmother asked me to volunteer at her church's food kitchen. They fed poor people three days a week, it was all they could afford. I had no idea there were poor people in the world, and they needed help. These folks were grateful, and everyone in her church did this duty to their fellow citizens. There was no forced prayer. There was no talk of Christianity. You wouldn't know this was a church. This was good people doing good deeds for this in need. There was no ulterior motive.
Then I encountered far right Christians in my family who were more self-absorbed. They went to Bible study, but never once did I see them do service for others. They were sure of their salvation. They were very right wing, voted for Trump, watch FOX news, and had contempt for liberals.
To observe both types of Christian in my family informed my understanding a great deal. There is a distinct difference between authentic Christians who do quiet service to those who are arrogant and confident, yet do little to live in a way that reflects what Jesus taught. The anti-Christ is a fraud. The authentic Christian is easy to spot. I suspect the frauds know they are frauds and work harder to justify their faith, their devotion to dogma and whatever "truth" their mind is attracted to and their sect of Christianity validates.
