Ignoring Sin Is Not A Good Idea

My Utmost For His Highest

 

“[…]  there is no circumstance of life in which we cannot abide in Jesus. […]  When we are in our best spiritual mood, you would think we were the highest quality saints. But don’t dare look at us when we are not in that mood. A true disciple is one who has his new name written all over him— self-interest, pride, and self-sufficiency have been completely erased. Pride is the sin of making “self” our god. And some of us today do this, not like the Pharisee, but like the tax collector (see Luke 18:9-14). For you to say, “Oh, I’m no saint,” is acceptable by human standards of pride, but it is unconscious blasphemy against God. You defy God to make you a saint, as if to say, “I am too weak and hopeless and outside the reach of the atonement by the Cross of Christ.” Why aren’t you a saint? It is either that you do not want to be a saint, or that you do not believe that God can make you into one.” CHAMBERS

I read something on Facebook, which makes it  reliable source, right?, about sin in a Christians life.  Is it OK to sin if God has not “convicted” you of sin.  Think about that.  Is that how you live your life?  To say that sin, which is the reason Jesus went to the Cross, is acceptable if God has not convicted you about it.  Ok I am going to go out on a limb here … my thinking is that, truth be told, you already know that it is wrong, but you like it. Maybe even love it.  If that sounds inconsistent with the Christian life, that is because it is.  Sin is always inconsistent with our new life in Christ.  The point is not, do we sin, of course we do, well at least I do, but when I say it may be sin but I don’t feel convicted … that suggests I have a hard heart .. one not fully devoted to the Lord.  I have learned that there will always be plenty of people ready to judge you .. that is not what I am talking about … I am not even talking about the acts that are in the grey areas … is it OK to drink .. that sort of thing … but when the Bible is clear on a subject and we say, I don’t feel convicted, there is a problem.  If a Christian with the right motive addresses the sin in your life, then rather than reject them as if they were the ones that are wrong you should be like the Bereans.  (Acts 17:11) “Now the Berean Jews were of more noble character than those in Thessalonica, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true.”  Did you catch that?  They were eager to know the truth and did not become angry over it.  They went to the Word.  The Word is truth and sin cannot stand against.  Something to think about.  ELGIN

Bondye Beni Ou (God Bless You)