False Believers Practice Sin, Part 1 (TMF:1437)

Tuesday, August 18, 2020
Peace to Live By: False Believers Practice Sin, Part 1 (TMF:1437) - Daniel Litton
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       Back in the Matthew 7 passage, when Jesus tells the people that he never knew them, notice that he calls them “workers of lawlessness.” This reiterates what we have already been talking about, and that is the fact that these people who are rejected from the kingdom of Heaven are not only those who are partakers in false signs and wonders, but who also are practicing sin in their lives. Surely, that is a true mark of a believer—one who seeks to eliminate sin from his or her life. And, this is not just done externally, but this is accomplished internally too—in evaluating one’s thoughts, words, and behaviors—and seeking to align those with what God says to be true in his Word. The true Christian doesn’t want to live in sin; he or she wants to be seeking after obedience to God. That’s why we know when a person says he or she is a Christian, but is practicing sin in his or her life—we know that person is either deceived (that is, the person thinks he or she is a Christian but really isn’t).