Jesus came on planet not only to die for us;but he was exposed to akin trials and temptations as ourselves;yet he never sinned.So he is the only person we can follow FULLY (1 Peter 2:22).
Christ is the example of every Christian and we are admonished,"He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also to walk,even as he walked"~1 John 2:6
There is one thing I have noticeed amongst us young christians and even among old ones:when pursuing godliness,we tend to be drawn to those who are godly are pursuing it as well and I condone this because, 'iron sharpens iron." But we must always keep in mind there is no one who is the standard of righteousness "for all have sinned and come short of the glory of God"(Romans 3:23).Furthermore,we are called to righteousness because God is righteous,not man!
It is important that we refrain from idolizing any one.Sometimes,we do this uncounsciously.For example,for us to believe in something,we'd first validate it from a so-so.This is wrong.Jesus left us with the Holy Spirit whose duty is to "guide you in all truth,shew you things to come,counsel and teach us".
Don't get me wrong,there is nothing wrong with seeking counsel but we need to like Bereans who "searched the scriptures daily,whether those things were so"~Acts 17:11.Mankind is not the standard of truth.The word of God is truth(John 17:17).
Yes,a person may be pursuing godliness,which is commendable but they have not reached the standard and they do not know everything.As much as individuals are inspirational and thety motivate us in our Christian journey,we should not make the mistake of putting them at a pedistal where we treat them better than others.
Moreover,God left us the Bible to search it (2 Timothy 2:5) and he has given us the testimony,which is the Spirit of Prophecy(Revelation 19:10) to prove all things.
"TO THE LAW AND THE TESTIMONY: IF THEY SPEAK NOT ACCORDING TO THIS WORD,IT IS BECAUSE THERE IS NO LIGHT IN THEM."~Isaiah 8:20
Christ is the example of every Christian and we are admonished,"He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also to walk,even as he walked"~1 John 2:6
There is one thing I have noticeed amongst us young christians and even among old ones:when pursuing godliness,we tend to be drawn to those who are godly are pursuing it as well and I condone this because, 'iron sharpens iron." But we must always keep in mind there is no one who is the standard of righteousness "for all have sinned and come short of the glory of God"(Romans 3:23).Furthermore,we are called to righteousness because God is righteous,not man!
It is important that we refrain from idolizing any one.Sometimes,we do this uncounsciously.For example,for us to believe in something,we'd first validate it from a so-so.This is wrong.Jesus left us with the Holy Spirit whose duty is to "guide you in all truth,shew you things to come,counsel and teach us".
Don't get me wrong,there is nothing wrong with seeking counsel but we need to like Bereans who "searched the scriptures daily,whether those things were so"~Acts 17:11.Mankind is not the standard of truth.The word of God is truth(John 17:17).
Yes,a person may be pursuing godliness,which is commendable but they have not reached the standard and they do not know everything.As much as individuals are inspirational and thety motivate us in our Christian journey,we should not make the mistake of putting them at a pedistal where we treat them better than others.
Moreover,God left us the Bible to search it (2 Timothy 2:5) and he has given us the testimony,which is the Spirit of Prophecy(Revelation 19:10) to prove all things.
"TO THE LAW AND THE TESTIMONY: IF THEY SPEAK NOT ACCORDING TO THIS WORD,IT IS BECAUSE THERE IS NO LIGHT IN THEM."~Isaiah 8:20
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