DAD'S RAMBLINGS – Belief and Conduct
Romans 10:8-10
"But what does it say? 'The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart' (that is, the word of faith which we preach): that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation."
Belief and Confession – they go hand in hand with each other. Jesus said, "Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks" (Matthew 12:34). What is inside will come out. The goal is that my speech would give evidence to what I believe. But I think the broader meaning is more than what I say. The Greek word translated "conversation" in the KJV is translated "conduct" in the NKJV. (Compare Philippians 1:27 in both translations: "Only let your conversation [conduct] be worthy of the gospel of Christ....") Interestingly, the Greek word for conversation/conduct is where we get the word "politics." It refers to our citizenship; "to conduct one's self as pledged to some law of life" (Thayers Greek Lexicon). My language, to a limited extent, is evidence of my nationality. In the USA, English is the native language. I want my language and my "politic" or life-style to be public expression of the fact that I believe in the Lord Jesus am a citizen of his kingdom.
TODAY'S THOUGHT: The conduct and speech of the Christian should give evidence of faith in the Lord Jesus.
Have a "Jesus-politic" day. Love you.
Romans 10:8-10
"But what does it say? 'The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart' (that is, the word of faith which we preach): that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation."
Belief and Confession – they go hand in hand with each other. Jesus said, "Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks" (Matthew 12:34). What is inside will come out. The goal is that my speech would give evidence to what I believe. But I think the broader meaning is more than what I say. The Greek word translated "conversation" in the KJV is translated "conduct" in the NKJV. (Compare Philippians 1:27 in both translations: "Only let your conversation [conduct] be worthy of the gospel of Christ....") Interestingly, the Greek word for conversation/conduct is where we get the word "politics." It refers to our citizenship; "to conduct one's self as pledged to some law of life" (Thayers Greek Lexicon). My language, to a limited extent, is evidence of my nationality. In the USA, English is the native language. I want my language and my "politic" or life-style to be public expression of the fact that I believe in the Lord Jesus am a citizen of his kingdom.
TODAY'S THOUGHT: The conduct and speech of the Christian should give evidence of faith in the Lord Jesus.
Have a "Jesus-politic" day. Love you.
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