our culture and media. This call was to be separate
from the world and continue to fight against the
sins of this world and from our flesh.
The other issue I want to address is the opposite of
conforming to what the world says: The non-
conformity of things of this world. The fact that we
try to resist the fleshy desires as a sign of piety to
God. What I mean by this is that we don't watch
movies, for example, because it is unrighteous for us
to. We attribute external things as signs of our piety
rather than our inward transformation.
Jesus noticed this with the Pharisees as he wails on
them for their external works. He says that they
are emphasizing things like tithing rather than justice
or faithfulness. They are caught with doing what's
right rather than their hearts.
This is the opposite end of conforming to the world.
How prideful we are to think that works can save
us rather than grace. The only way to realize that
external actions do not save us is the Gospel. It
was God's love for us that saved us from an
excruciating death. It humbles us to know that we
cannot save ourselves. We can only be saved by
God. Therefore, it serves as a reminder to me
of my pride to save myself through works.
Thankful for:
R.C. Sproul, Travis You, the kids of Berean,
Kevin Yoon, Sharon Lee, Bob Kauflin, Romans
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