To Be Least

      Yesterday, I talked about how was as Christians are to live a life of love. However, one can not do this without living in obedience to God. So, I decided to post today about how we are to live in obedience. Obviously, we are not to live in disobedience, or sin. To some "disobedience to God" would mean a lot, and to others it would mean nothing. So, I have compiled a list of sins that are often forgotten and ignored.

Greed (Mark 7:22, Romans 1:29, 1 Cor. 5:11, 1 Corinthians 6:10, Ephesians 5:3, Colossians 3:5)

Fits of Rage (Galatians 5:20)

Discord [Tension or strife resulting from a lack of agreement] (2 Cor. 12:20, Galatians 5:20)

Hatred (Galation 5:20)

Jealousy (Romans 13:13, 2 Corinthians 12:20, Galatians 5:20)

Envy (Romans 1:29, Titus 3:3, 1 Peter 2:1, Mark 7:22)

Slander (Romans 1:30, 1 Corinthians 5:11, 1 Corinthians 6:10, 2 Corinthians 12:20, Ephesians 4:31, 1 Peter 2:1, Mark 7:22, Matthew 15:19)

Arrogance (Proverbs 8:13, Romans 1:30, 2 Corinthians 12:20, Mark 7:22)

      If we want to be obedience to God, we must not have greed, fits of rage, discord, hatred, jealousy, envy, slander, and arrogance. The list can go on, but I have not the time or energy to list more. To live a life of love means to walk in obedience. To be obedient means we must not live in sin, we must not have these sins in our life. It is something we all need to work on. God bless.

posted by Paul  # 8:19 pm