Binary, 29

 ~ Binary: Cleansing or Rotting ~

 

Series Comment  ~  When it comes to spiritual paths it is strictly a binary choice. 

(1)   It is a choice between the True or False.  “Jesus said to him [Thomas], ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life.  No one comes to the Father except through Me’” (John 14:6).  [See Post #1 in this series.]

(2)   It is a choice between Do or Done.  Jesus said, “It [the work of salvation] is finished!” (John 19:30).  Your Doing can add nothing to what Christ has Done for you.  [See Post #2 in this series.]

(3)   It is your choice between Religion or Relationship.  Religions are geared toward self-effort whereas Christianity is an intimacy with the only One who can save.  Jesus said, “Behold, I stand at the door and knock.  If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me” (Revelation 3:20).  [See Post #3 in this series.]

 

Important Note  ~  We are currently in a binary sub-series of quoting short sections from books that draw parallels between physical light (the sun) and spiritual light (the Son) by Robert Lloyd Russell.

 

Quote  ~  Decay occurs at an increasing pace if we rebel. A child of light should be growing in purity and holiness. Jesus Christ commanded His followers, “You also be holy in all your conduct … ‘Be holy, for I am holy’” (1 Peter 1:15-16). The greatest incentive to a righteous life is the second coming of Christ. The “blessed hope” of the child of light should lead to purification. “Everyone who has this hope in him purifies himself, just as He is pure” (1 John 3:3).

 

On the other hand, those who refuse to allow the cleansing Sonlight to penetrate and purge are in a state of decay and corruption. In warning of false doctrines that deny the truth of salvation in the blood of Jesus Christ, Peter wrote that those who teach this “blaspheme in matters they do not understand. They are like brute beasts, creatures of instinct, born only to be caught and destroyed, and like beasts they too will perish. They will be paid back with harm for the harm they have done” (2 Peter 2:12-13 NIV). Peter goes on to warn about many false teachers in the name of Christian liberty. “While they promise them liberty, they themselves are slaves of corruption; for by whom a person is overcome, by him also he is brought into bondage” (2 Peter 2:19). The true children of light, however, “participate in the divine nature and escape the corruption in the world caused by evil desires” (2 Peter 1:4 NIV).

 

Reference  ~  We are now in the process of quoting short sections from the ebook: “GOD’S NATURE: Sonlight Sunlight” (https://books2read.com/GodsNature).

 

Also from the print book: “GOD LIGHT: Sunlight Sonlight” (https://booksrlr.com/printbooks/god-light-sunlight-sonlight/).  ­­­­­­­­­­

 

~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW 

 

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Bible Version: Quotations are from the NKJV unless otherwise noted.  Emphasis is added.

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