Seduce Proofing (part 2) Psalm 19:12-13

Good morning everyone! God is good all the time, all the time God is good!

Psalm 19:12-13 "How can I know all the sins lurking in my heart? Cleanse me from these hidden faults. Keep your servant from deliberate sins! Don't let them control me. Then I will be free of guilt and innocent of great sin."

Many times as Christians we are plagued by guilt. We worry that we may have committed a sin unknowingly, done something good with selfish intentions, failed to put our whole heart in a task, or neglected what we should have done. Guilt can play an important part in bringing us to Christ and in keeping us behaving properly, but it should not cripple us or make us fearful. God fully and completely forgives us, even for the the sins we do unknowingly.

1 Thessalonians 5:20-21 "Do not scoff at prophecies, but test everything that is said. Hold on to what is good."

We should listen to those who speak for God, BUT, we should always "test everything that is said," checking their words against the Bible. We are on dangerous ground if we laugh at a person who speaks the truth. Instead, we should carefully check out what people say, accepting what is true and rejecting what is false.

1 Thessalonians 5:23 " Now may the God of peace make you holy in every way, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless until our LORD JESUS CHRIST comes again."

The spirit, soul, and body refer to the entire being of a person. This expression is Paul's way of saying that God must be involved in every aspect of life. It is wrong to think that we can separate the spiritual life from everything else, obeying God only in some e sense or living for him only one day each week. Christ must control all of us, not just a "religious" part.

1 Thessalonians 5:24-25 "God will make this happen, for he who calls you is faithful. Dear brothers and sisters, pray for us." Christians cannot avoid every kind of evil because we live in a sinful world. We can, however, make sure that we don't give evil a foothold by avoiding tempting situations and concentrating on obeying God. We must pray, one for another. Pray now, for all you know, all on this list, for me as I for you. Love you all.

In Christ's Love and Grace

Johnny