I love how these five points from Isaiah paint a picture of how God wants His people to act. I believe these are noteworthy because God sees fit to include the idea again, in the New Testament, giving particular emphasis to the last two on this list. In James 1:27 God tells us through His bond-servant James that, “Pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.” Living successfully here on Earth, as Christians, is not a difficult thing to understand. The truth is clearly laid out before us in the Bible.
All Things To All Men
I have sometimes wonderd what Paul means by this. At first glance, it seems like Paul might be saying that we are to do anything to bring people to Christ. So, are we trying to be liked by everybody so they will somehow want to be a christian? Are we trying to be so relevant and cool we miss the point?
Specifically Worship
Is worship something structured and specific? I was recently posed this question about a month ago and it really got me thinking. I think this is a very important question to ask. To be effective worshipers, we must understand what worship is and how God wants us to participate and experience it. Worship is a very [...]