You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about me, yet you refuse to come to me that you may have life.
People have been searching for eternal life for most of recorded history. Christ is one of few people that claim to offer eternal life. Why are people so prone to steer clear of Jesus Christ?
People have an attitude inside of them. This attitude is bad or good depending on how it is shown forth. It is self-dependency. You hear small children, teenagers, new employees, and old folks all say 'I can do it myself.' For a stubborn child, who really can not do it and keeps trying, it can be sin. For a new married couple that appreciates all the help they are getting, but knows they can not be a charity case forever, it is maturity.
In every area of life, from pouring milk, to learning to drive, to religion man 'can do it himself.' A view point has, I am sad to say, has sneaked into the church. The view of self-sanctification. I like my blog post to be short, so I won't get into the vast amount of details that could be covered but I will say, you can not make yourself holy.
I was raised by great parents who I love, but in the churches we were in, I was taught self-sanctification. Or that, 'you are the one who makes yourself better. The less you sin the less tempted you will be. The less you sin the more holy you become. this is false.
Do we give up trying to live clean holy lives all together? By no means! If you think that it is your actions that are making you more holy, you are dead wrong. You are the one who got you into this sin mess. Christ is the one working in your life to make you more like Him and the Father.
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