Knowing and doing are
two entirely different things. There are
so many who were taken to Sunday School and church early in their lives who
have chosen to not live what they learned.
They may be able to recall and sing the songs they learned, they may be
able to recite some of the more well-known Scriptures that they memorized, they
may even be able to understand what it all means, yet they have chosen to not
live it.
It is good that one
learns the simple things of the Gospel.
It is good that people have the truth ingrained within them. It is good that we know that Jesus loves us
and wants to have a relationship with us, but none of it will do us any eternal
good if we don't take it to heart and let Jesus be our Savior and then Lord.
What we know does not
make us right with God. It may influence
our lives and help us to live "good" lives, but it will not get us
into heaven. God is not impressed by
what we know, no matter how well we know it.
He does not accept those who do not accept Him.
Only those who accept
Jesus as their Savior and strive to live righteous lives will make it to heaven
when they die. God declares righteous
those who live righteously before Him.
We must get what we
know in our heads into our hearts if we are going to have eternal life with
God.
No comments:
Post a Comment