Friday, July 29, 2016
There is a
path before each person that seems right, but it ends in death. Proverbs 16:25(NLT)
If I have heard it once, I’ve heard
it countless times, a theology of who God is, based on some wishy-washy figment
of somebody’s imagination. It goes
something like this: The
God I know would never send people to Hell, or Jesus never said anything about
smoking marijuana being wrong, or, yada, yada, yada….
Then comes the brilliant analysis
which reveals WHY the person feels that way; they are trying to construct
a god to fit what they think, so they don’t have to live like Scripture’s
true God demands.
It’s that simple!
We want what we want, and we don’t
want anyone to interfere with how we live.
And we tend to convince ourselves
we’re right. Every time a Bible verse
contradicts the way we want to live, we are willing to listen to any
explanation of that verse which gets us off the hook and lets us do what we
want. And the enemy is quite willing to
produce a friend or acquaintance who will suggest that explanation from his
vast Biblical knowledge gained in a week at VBS 30 years ago.
Fact:
Biblical ignorance, no matter how eloquently stated, and no matter how
culturally acceptable, is still ignorance.
Another fact: For those who would try to say something
about who God is, it would behoove them to actually study Scripture
objectively, with ethical integrity.
This is necessary for two reasons:
1. It
saves you from saying a whole lot of stupid things.
2.
You
will meet God when you search for him with your whole heart[ii]
and your heart will be changed.
And you will know the truth about God,
and it won’t be from a friend who only thinks he’s right, but in fact is
heading down the path of destruction.
You’ll be hearing it ring true within, as the Holy Spirit speaks words
of strength and encouragement to your soul.
Jesus told his disciples this very
thing:
The Spirit alone gives eternal life. Human effort accomplishes nothing. And the very words I have spoken to you are
spirit and life. John 6:63(NLT)
For You Today
There’s a lot of stuff being kicked around about life
and what’s right and wrong. Make sure
your source is dependable; eternal life is not a trifle kind of thing.
In the nature of God there is no shadow, no darkness
at all.
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