How connected to the Godless world are we?
“Take care, lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land to which you go, lest it becomes a snare in your midst. You shall tear down their altars and break their pillars and cut down their Asherah poles.”
Exodus 34:12-13 (ESV)
Sometimes compromise is good. Yet, to compromise in areas that have clear boundaries is foolish.
God's Word is clear on many issues. We are to love God with all our hearts, souls, and minds, and each other as ourselves. Marriage is between one man and a woman committed to each other for life. There is only one God, and we are not to bow down to any other. Envy and jealousy are evil, as are gossip, slander, and self-centered life.
We are made to have continual fellowship or input from God, who will never leave or forsake us. We lose when we reject Him or abandon Him to have a constant connection with darkness.
Lot was a righteous man who detested the actions of those around him, yet he chose to live in an evil city that eventually contributed to the loss of family and possessions.
As great ships are made to be in the water but never to have the water in the ship, we were made to be in the world, but never have the water of the world in our life. Those who compromise this truth must concentrate on extracting water, rather than sailing, and life will be more of a chore than a blessing.
How connected to the Godless world are we? What would need to change to walk with God rather than the world?
Exodus 34:12-13 (ESV)
Sometimes compromise is good. Yet, to compromise in areas that have clear boundaries is foolish.
God's Word is clear on many issues. We are to love God with all our hearts, souls, and minds, and each other as ourselves. Marriage is between one man and a woman committed to each other for life. There is only one God, and we are not to bow down to any other. Envy and jealousy are evil, as are gossip, slander, and self-centered life.
We are made to have continual fellowship or input from God, who will never leave or forsake us. We lose when we reject Him or abandon Him to have a constant connection with darkness.
Lot was a righteous man who detested the actions of those around him, yet he chose to live in an evil city that eventually contributed to the loss of family and possessions.
As great ships are made to be in the water but never to have the water in the ship, we were made to be in the world, but never have the water of the world in our life. Those who compromise this truth must concentrate on extracting water, rather than sailing, and life will be more of a chore than a blessing.
How connected to the Godless world are we? What would need to change to walk with God rather than the world?
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