Jesus Christ is our living example for the godly life. We are to walk like Him. But we are also to allow Him to live in us and through us.
Upon receipt of Jesus Christ as your Saviour, you become a son of God. What does that mean to us?
As Christian’s we really don’t enjoy the idea of chastisement. If I were to ask someone if they want to be more like Christ, it is an easy yes. However, if I were to tell you that one of the ways to become more like Him is through chastisement, all of the sudden it doesn’t sound so good. Perhaps we aren’t as good of Christians as we think ourselves to be.
Many believers could be greatly offended that we would even deal with the issue of Santa Claus. “It is innocent”, you can hear them say. Yet a careful look into the scriptures would deny that this lie is anywhere near innocent.
This verse deals with building and battling (“keep the city”). These two actions describe much of our life and they certainly describe the Christian life.
