Isaiah 26:1-19 - Knowing that we will be lifted up/resurrected on the last day, what are the implications for how we live now? Does this hope allow me to think of God's salvation only in my personal terms? What does evangelism sound like?
1 John 3:1-24 - John gives us some difficult words. I am reminded by Paul that I am both a sinner and (because of Christ) a saint. Paul even states that he struggles with the sin of his old nature even as God is sanctifying him through the Holy Spirit. Here, John tells us that if we abide in Christ we will no longer sin. He even speaks of the holy life as evidence that we are in Christ. I don't know about you but my evidence is lacking. There is no quick fix in these words. The tension stands. My hope is built on nothing less than Jesus blood and righteousness. God calls me to life through the Gospel, and this life is to be holy. Do I lean on my holiness? No. Do I ignore God's call to be holy? No. This is how we live by faith until Christ's return.
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