We took a look at our walk yesterday as pointed out in 1John 1:5-7. We saw how we start the walk, how we stray in the walk, and how we stay in the walk.
I love how Eddie pointed out how John uses the phrase "if we claim" a lot. Unfortunately we are pretenders. We do a lot of pretending when we are young and sad to say it carries on into our life so often. Eddie asked several thought-provoking questions...Does our lifestyle match what we say?, How can I know I'm a Christian? Several things to consider as we judge ourselves in light of scripture is whether or not we are comfortable in our sin. We shouldn't be if we are a new creation in Christ. Has our beliefs and behavior changed? Christianity is not a belief system it's a lifestyle. We have a new nature. He changes our desires and our
want-tos!! As Christians we should never be comfortable in darkness so why is it we spend so much of our life there cycling in and out of sin instead of fleeing temptation as we are told to do? Soooo, how is your walk?
I have a feeling 1John is going to continue to be very challenging...I sure hope so!!
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