Proclamation:
"They profess that they know God; but in works they deny Him,
being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate." Titus 1:16 (KJV)
Explanation:
These words were written by the Apostle Paul under the influence
of The Holy Spirit of God to Titus, a young preacher of the gospel. Paul wanted to warn him that all people are
not who they say that they are. There
were false teachers among the congregation. (Titus 1:10-11) There are also those who profess to know
Christ but their actions suggest otherwise.
Application:
A lot of people call
themselves 'Christians', but their actions suggest that they are not. We live as if we don't believe what we say. What are we as 'Christians' teaching the world
by our actions? By posing as Christians,
where our practice does not match our profession, we disqualify ourselves from
any good work for Christ. Eventually,
the 'works,' of those who claim to know The Lord with their 'words,' will
betray them and reveal that they are actually unbelievers. If our 'words' and our 'works' are
inconsistent, then we are not true believers in Jesus Christ. If we are Christian, then we ought to talk
like one, act like one, and love like one. Talk alone is cheap. "Our actions speak louder than our words."
(Unknown) To say one thing, and then to
act in such a way which is the exact opposite, is to deny what you say. None of us is perfect, we are all sinners but
some of us are saved by the grace of God.
More often than not, our works should be consistent with our words. To say that we are Christian, and to never act
like one, is to deny that Christ is in our lives. If we are truly Christian, then our behavior
should exhibit the fruit of The Holy Spirit.
Our belief in the right doctrine leads to the right behavior.
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