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Righteousness.

 Christians believe that we are made right with God through faith in the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, but because we are justified through Christ, does that give us licence to sin and live any way we want? The world has tried to redefine sin, and has actually tried to portray some sins as being virtuous, but there is nothing virtuous about sin. Our position in Christ must reflect our practical application of living out our faith. Doctrine gives us a foundation on how to do this. Church doctrine never changes with the time, because if it did, then the nature of our salvation would change also. 


If a church leader tries to redefine sin, or make something acceptable, which goes against long standing church doctrine, then he compromises his own righteousness and the righteousness of others because he is saying that something is true, when in fact it isn’t. We cannot be in right standing with God if we are teaching things contrary to what the bible teaches. Why does our modern culture believe that the bible should change with our times? The bible teaches that God doesn’t change, (Malachi 3:6, James 1:17, Hebrews 13:8, Numbers 23:19).


In my opinion, people want the bible to change because they don’t want to change themselves! If you look at what is now socially acceptable in our society as compared to what was socially acceptable 25 years ago, people would blush in knowing that in a span of 25 years, sin would be so widespread that it would become hard to define certain kinds of sins in our current culture. It’s ignorance of God and what the bible teaches that has given some people the attitude that their opinion matters more that what the bible teaches. 


Please don’t take my opinion about all this, check and see for yourself what the bible says about certain things. The problem is that some people believe that just because they read something about the bible, that their opinion matters more, and that they can go about changing the bible, which is God’s everlasting word to humanity. You may not know this, but the bible has a warning in the book of Revelation chapter 22 for those who attempt to change God’s word: 18 I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this scroll: If anyone adds anything to them, God will add to that person the plagues described in this scroll. 19 And if anyone takes words away from this scroll of prophecy, God will take away from that person any share in the tree of life and in the Holy City, which are described in this scroll. (Revelation 22:18-19)


So, it behooves us to take the bible seriously because there are real consequences if we don’t. Don’t let someone convince you otherwise, no matter who they are. Always check for yourself, and take God at His word. This is Mike.


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