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The child of God is called not only to exercise self-denial in what comes out of his mouth and how he lives and his actions, but we're called to exercise rigorous, careful self-denial with respect to our hearts and our minds. The moment that some worldly lust crops up in our heart, we may not i
Such a “Living” is “Christian” when it is as a Christian’s life should be, according to the pattern laid down by our sovereign Maker Himself; when it is godly in character throughout; when it answers its purpose before God. It is a life that is Christ-like, within and without, in motive and external
Godliness must be the great goal of the Christian life. This is a high and lofty goal that no one can even begin to attain except by the grace of God. All our strength in the holy exercise of which we speak must come from God. Godliness is God-centeredness in all our life. It is reverence and fear a
To clarify this entire matter it is necessary to understand what is really meant by godliness and, on the other hand, good moral deportment. In I Timothy 6:11we find godliness among the fruits of the Spirit: "But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith
It seems to us that the term "godliness" must be taken in our Scripture passage both in the objective as well as the subjective sense of the term, with emphasis on the latter. It is then tantamount to a walk in thankfulness, or as Paul phrases it in I Tim. 15 "Now the end of the commandment is love
This life of holiness is not any special witnessing, but the godly piety which touches every aspect of the life of the man God has given the gift of Christ’s righteousness. God uses this godly life to be an influence upon others. This influence is like that of the tree of life. Oh, how important is
A few examples of the practical manifestation of godliness are the following: The godly person reveals his godliness in his relation to the church when he seeks and joins the true church and rejects all heresies. He also reveals his godliness when he seeks a marriage partner from the household of fa
We live in an age that does not revere God. There is no fear of God in the wicked world. The world profanes and blasphemes the name of God in the TV programs, the movies, music, and its language. Many in the broader church world have no use for theology and clear biblical teaching. But theology and
To be godly means that we are characterized by a deep love for God and all of His precepts. It means that we fear God, not in the sense that we are afraid of Him and of His punishment of our sins, but in the sense that we fear Him as a child who wishes to live and move as if he was always before the
One who is ungodly may even have an outward regard for morality, so that outwardly he, in many areas of his life, keeps the law of God. But it's not out of devotion to God. It's out of devotion for himself. That ungodliness is the result of evil lusts. As I said, that's what characterizes the w