People do not want to fear God because of their commitment to their own autonomy and they do not want to have to give account for their behavior. You must be careful lest God’s gracious dealing with you lulls you into believing that you need not fear Him
You will carry into eternity the product of your investment in this life. Life is too short and the stakes too high to live mediocre lives.
The world, on the other hand, encourages individualism, which leads to isolation. Children are encouraged to draw away from their families, indulging their own appetites. The heroes of entertainment portray lives of hedonism and selfishness.
Nothing could be further from the truth; God will not forgive without repentance, and as already noted, He knows the heart.
When you talk with a person who is unaware of how God justifies the ungodly, you are apt to find that person feeling that our standing before God is based on works.
God, in His infinite grace, made heaven available on the basis of what He did, not your accomplishments.
You can detect whether a person is spoiled, not by how much he owns but by his attitude; whether or not he is grateful for what he has.
It requires faith, without which you cannot see God. If the world held no attraction to you, then the command to not love the world would be vacuous.
Faith is commitment without knowing whether the object of your faith will meet your expectations.
The Apostle Paul discusses debt and obligation a great deal.
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