“I will sing of your love and justice;
to you, LORD, I will sing praise.
I will be careful to lead a blameless life—
when will you come to me? “
Psalm 101:1-2a
David expresses what it is to live a godly life in this passage; recognize who and what God is, and then respond. To consider God’s love and justice is certainly an awesome thing, and to take that all in and not respond with praise is almost unbelievable.
Yet, it isn’t just praise with which we should respond, for in light of God’s justice, we also must respond in the way we live our lives. David says that he will endeavor to lead a blameless life, and while he fell short of that goal, the Bible records that he was a “man after God’s own heart”.
I cannot claim to be blameless in my life, and I suspect that I have quite a bit of company in this, yet I believe that it is for us to respond to God with our best effort. By His mercy, we’ll get there yet, and maybe we’ll bring a ray of His light into a troubled world.
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Don
Great stuff to think about. I do have a question, however. There are some who think we are made sinless at salvation, although I disagree. I know I am saved, yet I also know that I still sin. Have you heard those arguments before and how do you respond? Obviously you agree that we are works in progress and not completed works….yet. Thanks for any insights you could share.
Wally
Whoa, Wally! That’s an awfully big question for a Saturday morning! 🙂
The short and simple answer to your question is this: Yes, of course we are “without sin” at salvation, just as the Bible says.
and…
Yes, of course I still sin; I’m a work in progress for sure!
See how simple that is? 🙂
The hard part is how can both of those statements be true at the same time? I’m thinking that is the real question here, and that is a long answer; too long for the ‘comments’ section. Tell you what, I’ll write a post on it this coming week… even though a single post isn’t really enough to do it justice. One of my long term ambitions is to write a book of Biblical Covenants before I die, a book that everyone can understand, not just ivory tower theologians, which is a tall order. That is what it would really require to completely answer the question, but I’ll give it a shot on either Monday or Tuesday in an afternoon (Eastern Time) post, OK? If you wouldn’t mind, I’ll lead it with your great question… Don
I knew it was a big question lol. I look forward to the post. Thanks Don for the response!
We are called to be that reflection of God’s light! Lord buff me up!
“Buff me up”
Gotta love that one!
When we accept Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord, our “Adoption Certificate” is signed in blood, making us part of God’s “forever-family”. Our ledger, our “sin-account” is also sealed, forever, and marked “Paid in full”. God then sees us through the “lens” of Christ’s perfection righteousness and holiness. We are holy and blameless before Him. Our “Adoption Certificate” can never be revoked, and our ledger can never be reopened.
Yes, God still sees our sin and rebellion, and as our perfect Father, disciplines us as He sees fit, not to “punish” us for our sin, because the penalty has already been paid, but to steer us towards personal-holiness. Some of us are more rebellious and pig-headed than others, so God has to work a bit harder on us. I am definitely one of those “works in progress”.
God bless!
Steve
Well said Steve, thank you!
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