1 John 2:6 KJV
He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.
This passage is straightforward and to the point;
If you say you abide in Christ
You ought to so walk
Even as Christ walked
Nothing difficult to understand here. The Christian should live his life in a manner that imitates the life of the Lord Jesus Christ. That means we
First must know how Jesus walked.
We can't make this up and put our own opinions in here. The question isn't, "What Would Jesus Do?" The question is, "What did Jesus do?" Only when we are completely versed in the actions, attitudes and words of the Lord can we walk as He walked.
Secondly we must apply it to our own circumstances.Since we do not live in the same age and culture the Lord lived our circumstances are somewhat different than those we find in the New Testament. This doesn't give us leave to conjure up our own opinions of what Christ would have done, it just means we must understand our Bibles that much better. The Bible doesn't tell us just what we ought to have done if we lived 2000 years ago, the Bible is a living book with direction for life right now. We need only to study it to rightly divide it and apply it.
We that are Christians are to follow the life, not just of Paul and the other apostles or even of Christians who either live or have lived. We are "so to walk, even as He walked."
He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.
This passage is straightforward and to the point;
If you say you abide in Christ
You ought to so walk
Even as Christ walked
Nothing difficult to understand here. The Christian should live his life in a manner that imitates the life of the Lord Jesus Christ. That means we
First must know how Jesus walked.
We can't make this up and put our own opinions in here. The question isn't, "What Would Jesus Do?" The question is, "What did Jesus do?" Only when we are completely versed in the actions, attitudes and words of the Lord can we walk as He walked.
Secondly we must apply it to our own circumstances.Since we do not live in the same age and culture the Lord lived our circumstances are somewhat different than those we find in the New Testament. This doesn't give us leave to conjure up our own opinions of what Christ would have done, it just means we must understand our Bibles that much better. The Bible doesn't tell us just what we ought to have done if we lived 2000 years ago, the Bible is a living book with direction for life right now. We need only to study it to rightly divide it and apply it.
We that are Christians are to follow the life, not just of Paul and the other apostles or even of Christians who either live or have lived. We are "so to walk, even as He walked."
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