We see situations the way we want to see them.
Don’t believe that? Look at a starry-eyed girl in love. She sees her beau as strong and aggressive, and her parents find him rude and offensive. Or take the field of professional sports. How many times have fans had a difference of opinion with referees?
We see what we want to see. I find the house down the street to be a wonderful example of mid-century modern architecture, and you think it’s a blight on the neighborhood. I enjoy flavored coffees, and you choke at the very taste.
Can we afford to be indulgent in our views of right and wrong? Can we take the chance that what was wrong when we were children has become okay to do now that we’re adults?
1 Corinthians 6:19-20 tells us:
“Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.”
Where does the “new morality” in the world fall into this passage? Or what about this?
Jude 1:7 tells us:
“Just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding cities, which likewise indulged in sexual immorality and pursued unnatural desire, serve as an example by undergoing a punishment of eternal fire.”
We must be sure of our salvation, and it is wrapped up in how God sees sin, not in how our modern-day lawmakers see it. How can we know what is right and wrong?
1 John 4:1 tells us:
“Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world.”
The world changes. We don’t live in the same situations as Moses, Abraham, and Peter. What we face each day is different. Yet, the process of finding our security in Jesus is the same.
1 John 1:9 tells us:
“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
That’s not an indulgent notion by any page in any book.
Comparing ourselves to God keeps us from veering far off course.
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