We all make choices, and ultimately, we are responsible for the results of our choices. God has given us Scripture to help us to know the difference between a good choice and a bad one, but Satan doesn’t like us to make good choices. He is doing everything he can to make evil look good so our choices will be poor. The Bible is the word of God, and that is our guide in life. It’s been said that BIBLE stands for Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth. As Christians, we need to use it as a guide to our way of life.
“All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness” (2 Timothy 3:16).
What is doctrine? It’s teachings. So, if you attend a Christian church, but the doctrine found there doesn’t align with Scripture, then you need to leave that fellowship. Reproof means conviction. You may hold some idea as to what is right behavior, but when you check that behavior with Scripture, your life choices may be wrong. Scripture is always correct. Correction means that you check your way of living with Scripture, and if your choices don’t line up with God’s word, then you need to change. Instruction in righteousness means that Scripture is our teacher in life. Scripture needs to be our guide in moral decisions and life choices.
What a lovely world this would be if everybody followed God’s instructions. Although God is clear about how we should live, being a “good” person will not bring eternal life. Even the most moral people we know are sinners who need salvation through Christ.
Consider this: “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23).
Maybe we should work harder to come up to God’s standards. You know, do good works and earn our way to salvation. The truth is that none of our “good works” will bring salvation.
“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God: not of works lest any man should boast” (Ephesians 2:8-9).
God has made salvation very easy, yet many people reject it. We are all sinners, and it is only the grace and love of God that can bring salvation. That doesn’t mean that everybody is saved no matter what they believe or how they act. Faith must be real, and that faith should result in a change in the way you live.
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“All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness” (2 Timothy 3:16).
What is doctrine? It’s teachings. So, if you attend a Christian church, but the doctrine found there doesn’t align with Scripture, then you need to leave that fellowship. Reproof means conviction. You may hold some idea as to what is right behavior, but when you check that behavior with Scripture, your life choices may be wrong. Scripture is always correct. Correction means that you check your way of living with Scripture, and if your choices don’t line up with God’s word, then you need to change. Instruction in righteousness means that Scripture is our teacher in life. Scripture needs to be our guide in moral decisions and life choices.
What a lovely world this would be if everybody followed God’s instructions. Although God is clear about how we should live, being a “good” person will not bring eternal life. Even the most moral people we know are sinners who need salvation through Christ.
Consider this: “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23).
Maybe we should work harder to come up to God’s standards. You know, do good works and earn our way to salvation. The truth is that none of our “good works” will bring salvation.
“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God: not of works lest any man should boast” (Ephesians 2:8-9).
God has made salvation very easy, yet many people reject it. We are all sinners, and it is only the grace and love of God that can bring salvation. That doesn’t mean that everybody is saved no matter what they believe or how they act. Faith must be real, and that faith should result in a change in the way you live.
Be Obedient To Christ :: By Nathele Graham
We all make choices, and ultimately, we are responsible for the results of our choices. God has given us Scripture to help us to know the difference
www.raptureready.com
