Knowledge Puffs Up

ALL – Psalm 10:16-18
ALL – Proverbs 19:8-9
OT – 1 Chronicles 16:37-18:17
NT – Romans 2:1-23

Interesting passage for the day: You are so proud of knowing God’s laws, but you dishonor him by breaking them. – Romans 2:23, The Living Bible

Thought: This was originally written to Jews. But Christianity has now been around for 2,000 years, so now even Gentiles with a Christian heritage tend to know God’s laws, and to know them very well. We get to be very content with thinking of ourselves as Christians who know God and who know how to please Him, but we often grow complacent about following Christ.

God is not pleased when we claim to be His people and to know how to please Him, but then refuse to obey Him. God wants us to say no to our temptations instead of making excuses for how often we cave in and sin. God asks us to exercise self-control—one of the fruits of the Spirit. He is not happy with our lackadaisical shrugs, with us saying, “I’m only human.” God has given us His Holy Spirit, and we are now capable of obeying. Perhaps we’re not capable of perfection, but we’re certainly capable of much more zealous and fervent obedience to God than most of us display.

Question: How much of God’s Word have you heard? How much are you obeying what you’ve heard? Why is there a difference?

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