"Consider how far you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first." Jesus, Revelation 2:5
I'm a few days later than I would have like to have been on my blog, I know this. But for good reason. Our ISP filed for bankruptcy last week and as a result, a valuable lesson has been learned. Avoid a company that is dependent on government money to stay afloat. Now we have roadrunner internet so hopefully we should stay online for good. ANYWAYS....
This week, I'm going to try and stay observational but it will be hard. This is a topic that may need more attention later as it is a deep topic and has been on my mind for some time. As a Christian, it's painful to see Christians fall so far into a sinful act. It's normal for a Christian to screw up and do something "simple" like let a swear word slip or entertain negative thoughts about a co-worker, but it takes dwelling in continuous sinful acts to reach certain harmful acts or measures, like being a Christian and living together outside of marriage. To compare, it would be the difference between spilling a glass of milk and breaking the glass. It's easy to clean up milk. Not so easy fix a broken glass, and the damage lasts a lot longer.
As I browse my facebook friends list, I see many friends on the list who call themselves Christians and definitely live it, despite the hardships and temptations they faced growing up or even in their lives now. Some friends of mine just lost a loved one, yet they rejoice in the tears because this loved one, like them, was a sister in their faith and they will see her again after their days here on earth are done. There are also people on my friends list that have professed their faith in Christ, yet have experienced a difficult struggle or time in their lives and live in the depths of sin as a result. Don't worry, I won't name any names or tell any stories. This is all about demonstrating the contrast. It's kind of like grains of rice. A Christian who has consistently achieved victory over sin may be like white rice, and a Christian who stays in sin may be like brown rice. Both are the same grain, but on the outside, and inside to some extent, they clearly have different characteristics. But they are both still rice, i.e. Christians. Christians and non-Christians alike can see the difference between a victorious Christian and a despairing Christian.
Now it's to the point that I need to hold my tongue because this is where the observations end. In three weeks, this topic will be continued. First, I must hold true to my word and stick with my first five observational blogs. Jesus said "let your yes be yes and your no be no" so it is only appropriate I follow suit, lest I be a liar. When my thoughts are more collected and the upcoming two blogs are complete, I will explore this topic more and share my own thoughts and ideas on it then. Please check back weekly.
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