True Godliness

[briareos]

"When a person becomes more obsessed with what they are doing than who they are becoming they are on a dangerous path"

Our being compelled to preach or do good works, should never outweigh our hunger to see the Godliness of Jesus Christ become us.
The prick of the HolySpirit that brings us to our knees in personal change should never take a back seat to any of our accomplishments.

Some people seem to think that if they can win a debate or preach the truth, that it testifies of their Godliness and it certainly does not. The only thing that does is the purity and holiness of our lives, the reconciliation of ourselves to the ways of Jesus. The actual purity of our hearts.

 

[11822]

Amen brother.

 

[Terene]

Amen brother!

 

[Vimi]

Thanks for sharing this thought!

 

[Pal Handy]

"When a person becomes more obsessed with what they are doing than who they are becoming they are on a dangerous path"

Our being compelled to preach or do good works, should never outweigh our hunger to see the Godliness of Jesus Christ become us.
The prick of the HolySpirit that brings us to our knees in personal change should never take a back seat to any of our accomplishments.

Some people seem to think that if they can win a debate or preach the truth, that it testifies of their Godliness and it certainly does not. The only thing that does is the purity and holiness of our lives, the reconciliation of ourselves to the ways of Jesus. The actual purity of our hearts.

We wrestle with this all our lives.
On one hand to be Holy as God is Holy and on the other hand our
sinful nature that will always be with us till it is finally buried in the grave
and we arise in the new nature, born of God...

I have been agreeing with God of late...

"I am the righteousnes of GOD in Christ Jesus"....

Am I perfect...no

Do I want to be more like Christ...yes...

I realize as of late that it is only through Christ am I accepted...

Not by how good I can be....

In fact I can NEVER please God apart from Christ....

So like it or not....I am absolutely dependant on Christ and so
I am draw again and again back to that first moment that I received
God's mercy and Grace at the foot of the cross.

Christ as our first love will bring all things under His headship and His
purposes in our lives.

Holiness, love, service, grace and mercy are all in Christ.

If we pursue Christ we will be changed..... IMO