Today's scripture: 1 John 3:4-6
John makes what appears to be an abrupt shift from Friday's verses to today’s.
But not really. We ended Friday's study talking about hope. But that verse
ended with John’s assertion that we who follow Christ will one day be pure as
He is pure.
With those words echoing, John continues by contrasting the “unpure” with the
pure. Because God is pure, only those who are pure can abide with Him.
And of course, it’s impossible to be pure, to be righteous, apart from Jesus
Christ. He came to earth to become our once-for-all sacrifice. He took our
penalty for sin so we can be pure in the Father’s eyes.
And once we are saved by the blood of Christ, our desire should be to be like
Him. We should no longer be slaves to sin. We should no longer practice sin.
Yes, we will sin sometimes. It’s that flesh again. But the key word is
practice.
Anyone who practices sin cannot abide in God. You will either practice sin or
you will practice a Christ-like life.
One or the other. Which are you practicing?
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