"There are six things the Lord hates,
seven that are detestable to him:
haughty eyes,
a lying tongue,
hands that shed innocent blood,
a heart that devises wicked schemes,
feet that are quick to rush into evil,
a false witness who pours out lies
and a man who stirs up dissension among brothers." (Proverbs 6:16-19 NIV84)
Who of us are not guilty of any of these seven things? Who of us can really truthfully say that we are innocent? If we think long enough about that we will come up with the right answer. None of us is perfect, none even close. But in Christ, and through the meditation on His word, we can come close. Even Jesus himself tells us to strive for perfection in Matthew 5:48; "Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect." Now this statement was used to sum up what Christ was saying. He was talking about how we are to live our lives, and what we are expected to be in him. In this passage, He calls us the light of the world, and he calls us the salt of the earth. Now I look at this statement, and I think about the contrast of how we live our lives, and I realize that if we are to attain this goal, we cannot do it on our own. Christ must live in us, and must be shown to the world through us. If we are the light of the world, then we are just showing the world the light of Christ. The light that lives inside of us. We cannot give up this habit of sinning without taking on the habit of living in Christ.
seven that are detestable to him:
haughty eyes,
a lying tongue,
hands that shed innocent blood,
a heart that devises wicked schemes,
feet that are quick to rush into evil,
a false witness who pours out lies
and a man who stirs up dissension among brothers." (Proverbs 6:16-19 NIV84)
Who of us are not guilty of any of these seven things? Who of us can really truthfully say that we are innocent? If we think long enough about that we will come up with the right answer. None of us is perfect, none even close. But in Christ, and through the meditation on His word, we can come close. Even Jesus himself tells us to strive for perfection in Matthew 5:48; "Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect." Now this statement was used to sum up what Christ was saying. He was talking about how we are to live our lives, and what we are expected to be in him. In this passage, He calls us the light of the world, and he calls us the salt of the earth. Now I look at this statement, and I think about the contrast of how we live our lives, and I realize that if we are to attain this goal, we cannot do it on our own. Christ must live in us, and must be shown to the world through us. If we are the light of the world, then we are just showing the world the light of Christ. The light that lives inside of us. We cannot give up this habit of sinning without taking on the habit of living in Christ.
(This blog entry was written by Travis Steinmetz)
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