2 Corinthians 3:6
He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant - not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
I was having lunch one day with a muslim friend and I was questioning him about his faith. I asked him "so when are you going to make your pilgrimage to Mecca?"
His response was something like: "well I have a lot of things to work on to do that." I asked, "like what?" And he responded, "well I need to be better about my religion, be more compliant with my traditions and law."
Imagine that! Pilgrimage to Mecca, the ultimate experience for a muslim but you have check off all these things in a list before you feel worthy to go there. Sad to say but many Christians aren't much better than that!
How many Christians continue to check off all their religious tasks yet are far from living in the spirit? So consumed with their own legalistic effort by the letter of the law in contrast to living in the love of the spirit.
Our pride in following the law causes us to criticize those who are not as good as us. We throw stones at our brothers and sisters and somehow have a righteous attitude about it.
All to then later succumb to condemnation for failing to keep the letter of the law?
When are we finally going to die to ourselves and let Christ be the one who is our life?
No comments:
Post a Comment