Wednesday, August 06, 2008

A bad idea

If we think it's a bad idea to even indirectly allude that sinning is tolerable, it is just as bad an idea to directly tell people that they need to be doing Christian things.

Anything not borne of faith is sin. Whether it's the turn to the left or to the right away from that, matters little.

3 comments:

Teresa said...

Great thought! I will ponder this one for a few days and most likely pass it on in conversation over this next week! I appreciate your perspective and love reading what you have to say!

Missy said...

Michele, in a practical sense - how do you encourage a young (or old!) Christian to act in obedience to her faith without tolerating sin?

Sanctification said...

That's a good question, one that takes more wisdom than I think I own.

I can't help but think of how God endures us when we are sinning or are deceived.

There is a form of godliness that is without the power of God. But we aren't after the cheap imitations.

Here is something I described on this topic back in 2005.... "Core"
http://sancsblog.blogspot.com/2005/04/core.html

Thanks for the comments, I need them, Michele

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