How can you honor Gods name? I honor Gods Name, in which I was baptized, by keeping my promises and by upholding honor in relationships, charity in society, justice in law, uprightness in vocation, and holiness in worship. (Deuteronomy 12:11; Psalm 138:2; Proverbs 30:7-9; Ephesians 4:25; Matthew 5:22-23; James 5:12) In the Ephesians passage what does it look like to have learned Christ? Paul mentions three things. Learning Christ means we are renewed in the spirit of our minds, we put off the old self, and we put on the new. These exhortations get to the heart of the New Testament view of sanctification. The moral imperative for the Christian is to be who you now are. We are new creations in Christ, so let us turn away from the old ways of the world and live like new people of the Spirit. When we sin, we betray our new identity as sons and daughters of God. Our obedience does not create our holy status but reflects it, honors God by it, and aids others through our expression of it. [Kevin De Young, Senior Pastor, University Reformed Church, East Lansing, Illinois]
Posted on: Mon, 29 Sep 2014 11:46:20 +0000
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