We Have the Best of Both Worlds (TMF:1921)

Monday, August 22, 2022
Peace to Live By: We Have the Best of Both Worlds (TMF:1921) - Daniel Litton
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       Those who aren’t in personal relationship with God, who haven’t yet accepted the gift, they have the ‘created in the image of God’ side. We have that side too, but we also have the ‘new creation’ side that the Apostle Paul talked about, and of which I believe James is alluding to here. We have the best of both worlds. That’s the great thing. We see all kinds of people doing what seems to be good, people of all kinds of religions and beliefs. It’s not that only Christians can do good in our eyes. Anyone can love a spouse, love children, help a friend, contribute to a greater cause, give money, or anything else. When we do these things—we know, that because we are in relationship with the Creator of the Universe, he is going to give us back for what we do. For a person who doesn’t know God, how can they get back from him in the future? It would be like a man who is secretly in love with a woman. If we gives flowers to her, but she doesn’t ever know from where the flowers came, by who they came, then what’s the ultimate point? How could she ever love him back?