James 1:27 KJV
Pure religion and undefiled before God and the
Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to
keep himself unspotted from the world.
To keep
ourselves unspotted from the world.
The
dirtying effects of this present evil world are pernicious indeed. As the
ancient Jew would wash his feet whenever he came inside a house because the
dirt roads would naturally soil them, so exposure to the elements of
worldliness naturally stain our souls. Conformity to the world happens without
any attempt on our part. Truly we must make an effort to avoid it. God's word
tells us
- We may be transformed by the renewing our
minds and
- We may be cleansed by the confession of our
sins
Remaining
unspotted is full time work.
But I
look for that day when Christ Himself will finish the work of transformation in
us and we will be presented before the Lord without spot or wrinkle or any such
thing.
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