"Theology must work itself out in the most practical relationships. "Except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees . . ." said Our Lord, i.e., you must be more moral than the most moral being you know. You may know all about the doctrine of sanctification, but are you running it out into the practical issues of your life? Every bit of your life, physical, moral and spiritual, is to be judged by the standard of the Atonement." (Oswald Chambers)
One of Chambers recurring themes is the one that says your actions speak much louder than your words. Whatever theology you say you believe must be borne out in your daily life.
There is also the saying, "I'd rather see a sermon than hear one any day".
Both of these point out the truth that what I say and what I do must match up, or the one cancels out the other. I can believe all the "right" things, but if those beliefs do not transfer over to actions, they are worthless.
James says that "faith without works is dead", and also "I will show you my faith by my works". Not that I do a bunch of things to get brownie points with God, but that my faith is such that it produces good works.
Even if I state the truth of God's Word as I write this blog, if I do not live it when I get up and go out into my world, it is just words on a computer screen.
And I really do not want that to be my story. Really!
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