Religion & Spirituality
Having spent seven weeks searching the Scripture and seeking to understand the foundations of our faith, we turn now to applying what we've learned to the practice of our faith. Reverse the order and we have a righteousness by works rather than by faith. So, this doctrine rightly sits in the eighth spot of our top ten. What difference should God's Word make to our lives? Are our lives a living testimony to the power and hope of God in Jesus Christ? Has the Word and the Spirit of the Lord changed our perception of worship, of human sanctity, of sacrificial service? Does the Scripture determine how we handle our finances, where we find our hope, how we witness? Applied Truth ought to change our lives. Is Jesus our Lord and Master, or do we prefer to just call Him "savior"? What has He saved us from if not from wretched lives of self and sin. What has He saved us to if not to Himself, to living with Christ, to Christian living? Today we'll be scanning a slew of Scriptures to begin laying the ground work for Christian living. But please note, this is a lifelong process and He who began a good work in you will bring it to pass! "Work out your salvation with fear and trembling... knowing it is the Lord who is at work in you." -Ph2.12 May the Light of the glory of Jesus shine through our hands and feet, minds and mouths, repentance and righteousness.