Matthew 5:20 (NIV)
20 For I tell you that unless your righteousness
surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly
not enter the kingdom of heaven.
In a decadent society the will to believe, to resist, to
contend, to fight, to struggle, is gone. In place of this will to resist, there
is the desire to conform, to drift, to follow, to yield, and to give up. This
is what happened in Rome, but it also applies to us. The same conditions that
prevailed in Rome prevail in our society. Before Rome fell, her standards were
abandoned, the family disintegrated, divorce prevailed, immorality was rampant,
and faith was at a low ebb. As Gibbon said, “There was much talk of religion,
but few practiced it.”
Thought for today:
Does your walk line up with your talk?
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