Sinful 'good' People
"We have defined holiness through what we separate ourselves from rather than what we give ourselves to. I am convinced the great tragedy is not the sins we commit, but the life we fail to live." - Erwin McManus
I find this to be a very odd anomaly in the American Christian world today. So much emphasis is given to not doing the bad things, to being people who avoid all evildoings, and have a good job and good family. I would not wish to lessen the importance of these things. But it seems the opposing side of ‘good’, or of holiness, is to not only avoid the bad things in this life, but to actually ‘do’ the good things spoken of and given example of in the Bible.
“The man who has knowledge of how to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin.” (James 4:17)
What of reaching out to the lost of this world (Acts 1:8), or caring for the widows and orphans (James 1:27). If we will only divert our attention from our selves for a moment, and open our eyes to the needs of this world, will we not be driven by love to stand up and make a difference?
I find this to be a very odd anomaly in the American Christian world today. So much emphasis is given to not doing the bad things, to being people who avoid all evildoings, and have a good job and good family. I would not wish to lessen the importance of these things. But it seems the opposing side of ‘good’, or of holiness, is to not only avoid the bad things in this life, but to actually ‘do’ the good things spoken of and given example of in the Bible.
“The man who has knowledge of how to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin.” (James 4:17)
What of reaching out to the lost of this world (Acts 1:8), or caring for the widows and orphans (James 1:27). If we will only divert our attention from our selves for a moment, and open our eyes to the needs of this world, will we not be driven by love to stand up and make a difference?
posted by nebeno at 17:32
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