I have been reading in 1st John over the past few days. It is reminding me that as a follower of Christ, I'm incapable of making my life a practice of sinning, because God's life is in me according to 1 John 3:9. So I often wonder about people who claim to be followers of Jesus but have no issues at all living with repetitive sin in their lives. It is so sad to me and my heart breaks for them because I wonder about their salvation. Of course God and that person only knows, but I know the Bible and you have to be ALL IN or none.
I'm definitely not saying I never sin, but when I do, it crushes me. I am so full of grief that I have sinned against my Savior and I try everyday to do better. I hope this post doesn't come through as being judgemental, I just hope that people aren't somehow fooled by the devil about their salvation. I pray for those people, maybe they are saved and are not enjoying God's full peace by obeying His word.
Please comment on this issue. It seems there are so many Christians out there that show no light for Jesus. How can I make people see less of me and more of Jesus is the question I want to remember to ask myself each morning?
"No one who lives in Him keeps on sinning. No one who continues to sin has either seen Him or known Him." 1 John 3:6
Candy, I am so thankful that God does not ask me to be accountable for others sins, only my own. I do have to let my light shine as an example for others. As long as I am in this physical body I will have trouble with sin becaue the old nature keeps rearing it's head. Others have this same problem. All Christians are walking the same path, some are just weaker than others and stumble a lot
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