Making a Difference
Matthew 5:13-16 – Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men. 14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. 15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. 16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
1)
My question here is:
are we at IBC (or any other church or individual) so far removed from this world
that we do not understand there is so much cheating taking place?
Are we able to relate to our children and the world they live in?
Do we really understand what is going on in the world?
I know some would say we should not be so fanatical about our religion,
that we should not be separated, but live closer to the world so we can win the
world to Christ. That is called
“compromise”.
2)
The Bible states
that we should be separated from this world and be lights in the world.
Because we are so separated and not mixed in with the world, we are doing
what God commands us to do and be.
3)
II Corinthians
6:17,18 - Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the
Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, 18 And will be a
Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
4)
Matthew 5:13-16 –
Never be ashamed when the world sees your good works.
I know they should see Christ, but they cannot see Christ, all they can
see is your good works. It is by
seeing your good works they are able to see Christ.
5)
We must understand
there are two different ways to live in this world, and these two ways must
never mix. When they mix, the pure
way is always polluted, just like when poison and water is mixed together, they
cannot be separated again. The
poison always changes the water, the water never changes the poison.