1 Thessalonians 2:11-12
For you know how, like a father with his children, we exhorted each one of you and encouraged you and charged you to walk in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into his own kingdom and glory.
Tag: Walk Worthy of God
What a tremendous but difficult charge: To walk worthy of the God of the universe. Paul was worried about the believers at Thessalonica and had sent Timothy to them to "check" on their walk in God. He was worried that in his suffering and failure to get back to them, someone might have come in an tempted them to either leave the faith or water down the faith in their lives (chapter 3). As a result he charges them with the ultimate standard of living: To live like God would. The word "worthy" is the Greek, "axios" - it means worth, worthy or value (weighing as much). It is were we get our English word "axiom." You and are are to have a walk in life that is of equal value as God Himself. That example would be seen in the walk of Jesus while He was on the earth. Paul told the Ephesians the same thing (See Ephesians 4:1-2). Paul was, like a father speaking to his children, worried that these believers wold fail to practice their faith in the manner they should. God has called us to "His" own kingdom and glory. The standard is set for us. The axiom is laid out. We are to have a life that reflects the Savior who saved us. Nothing less. That is the standard. If we put Christ on one said and us on the other side of the scale, would the scale be of equal value. That is the standard. Fortunately we know we can't do that and Christ comes over to our side of the scale and lifts us up and puts us on His shoulders. That is the way faith in Christ and being IN Christ works. He is both or standard and our means to reach it!!!
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