"The nature of sin is not immorality and wrongdoing, but the nature of self-realization which leads us to say, "I am my own god." This nature may exhibit itself in proper morality or in improper immorality, but it always has a common basis— my claim to my right to myself." ~Oswald Chambers
Oswald continues this fascinating discussion by pointing out the drastically different way that Christ approached people. Christ intimately knew the heart, the nature of a man-He had no care for whether the man lived moral or if a woman happened to live immorally.
Can I live this way? Can I cast off my appreciation for clean, starched shirts, nice shoes, good eye contact and a command of the English language as a large tools in my measurement of a man? Watch the life of Jesus. I suppose the man never looked anywhere but the eyes. I am sure he had a way of pulling out all of your stops with just one look. When a person knows you inside and out, its impossible to build a facade. May I see the face of Jesus in all the people I interact with today. May my vulnerability and integrity in Christ be so close to the surface that others are disarmed and refreshed with a little peak of the amazing gift the Holy Spirit has landed in us.
Oswald continues this fascinating discussion by pointing out the drastically different way that Christ approached people. Christ intimately knew the heart, the nature of a man-He had no care for whether the man lived moral or if a woman happened to live immorally.
Can I live this way? Can I cast off my appreciation for clean, starched shirts, nice shoes, good eye contact and a command of the English language as a large tools in my measurement of a man? Watch the life of Jesus. I suppose the man never looked anywhere but the eyes. I am sure he had a way of pulling out all of your stops with just one look. When a person knows you inside and out, its impossible to build a facade. May I see the face of Jesus in all the people I interact with today. May my vulnerability and integrity in Christ be so close to the surface that others are disarmed and refreshed with a little peak of the amazing gift the Holy Spirit has landed in us.
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