“From that time on
Jesus began to preach,
“Repent, for the
kingdom of heaven has come near.”
Matthew 4:17
Yesterday we looked
at what a worldly philosophy is.
Today we will ask the
question - How might we define the ‘philosophy of God’?
We will look at the
same three concepts, i.e.
The focus is a God centered view of
existence
The motive is that my life is God’s to do
with as He will.
The goal is to live life to please God.
Comparing the two
philosophies shows the stark differences.
One can see the
wisdom of the question – “What fellowship does light have with darkness?’
It also clarifies the
statement of Paul to not being unequally yoked.
But I really want us
to understand how different those two philosophies are and in so doing also
understand how that difference will impact our thought life.
If I am a child of
God my response to all that happens in my life should be in sharp contrast to
the response of that person who only follows the philosophy of the world.
You cannot claim a
focus, motive and goal so different and still, in every way, walk as unredeemed
person.
“Gimme a break”, you
say. “After all, it is a journey and while I may be born again in a moment, sanctification,
that process of becoming like Him, is for a lifetime.
Yes, that is true.
But the proofs of
that changed life should start being evident at the new birth and only increase
as you walk with Him.
Certainly one of the
greatest ‘proofs’ to an unbeliever is that when we fall, we can repent, get
back up and continue to grow.
It is the evidence
that while we are not perfect He is!
His mercy, love and
righteousness is extended to us.
That is a powerful
message to be lived out in front of others.
It just may cause
them to question the philosophy they are following.
Light and darkness are different!
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