Are you different? Do those around you notice that you are different than those in the world?<\/p>\n
God was Judging Israel for not being different than those around them, in fact this implies they were worse than those around them. \u00a0He was going to judge them and call accounts due.<\/p>\n Harsh, maybe but he is a God who gives us the choice to follow him, if we choose not to then yes there are consequences to be met. \u00a0We are responsible for what we do, not someone else.<\/p>\n I have seen studies that show “sin” rates are no different in the “church” than outside the church. \u00a0This is used in some cases to show the ineffectiveness of the church and reasons not to be part of the church. \u00a0Oh how we have failed God when we are like this. \u00a0We claim to be followers of Christ then our actions seem to indicate otherwise. \u00a0I am not saying we should be without sin, even God does not say that. \u00a0What there needs to be though is an obvious difference between those who follow God and those who do not.<\/p>\n Part of this comes from those who discount the Word of God and yet at the same time say they are “Christians”, those who openly practice sins listed in the Bible with no intent of changing and with an actual attitude that they are OK.<\/p>\n 19 The acts of the sinful nature are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; 20 idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions 21 and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.<\/em> Many groups practice such openly and with approval as this is good, and at the same time profess to be followers of Christ. \u00a0Is this right? \u00a0Certainly not!<\/p>\n It is not that we are without sin, but let us not openly say sin is ok, let us not say we can do such an such because the passage no longer applies because of such and such.<\/p>\n God’s word is His word, it does not change. \u00a0Sin is sin and all have sinned, all still sin. \u00a0It is our attitude towards sin that matters. \u00a0Do we embrace it and say this is good or do we regret sin and repent of it. \u00a0Do we seek self or do we seek God.<\/p>\n Examine yourself to see where you fall. \u00a0If you need to repent and see the face of forgiveness in God. \u00a0If you are part of a christian group who supports sin, leave. \u00a0Find a group who believes every word of the bible is truth, God’s word given to us such that we can follow him.<\/p>\n Pray for God’s forgiveness and read his word every day to learn what He would have you do. \u00a0Try to walk in his steps, seeking his will over your own. \u00a0It won’t happen over night but you will change if you seek him. \u00a0He is calling, what is your answer?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Are you different? Do those around you notice that you are different than those in the world? God\u2019s Razor of Judgment 7 \u201cTherefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: You have been more unruly than the nations around you …<\/span> Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-469","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rom120.com\/blog1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/469","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rom120.com\/blog1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rom120.com\/blog1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rom120.com\/blog1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rom120.com\/blog1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=469"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/rom120.com\/blog1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/469\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":472,"href":"https:\/\/rom120.com\/blog1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/469\/revisions\/472"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rom120.com\/blog1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=469"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rom120.com\/blog1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=469"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rom120.com\/blog1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/del>God\u2019s Razor of Judgment
\n7 \u201cTherefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: You have been more unruly than the nations around you and have not followed my decrees or kept my laws. You have not even conformed to the standards of the nations around you.<\/em>
\n8 \u201cTherefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I myself am against you, Jerusalem, and I will inflict punishment on you in the sight of the nations.<\/em>
\nEzekiel 5:7-8 (NIV)<\/p>\n
\nGalatians 5:19-21 (NIV)<\/p>\n