Be Holy In All You Do!

1 Corinthians 10:23-24  "Everything is permissible"—but not everything is beneficial. "Everything is permissible"—but not everything is constructive.  Nobody should seek his own good, but the good of others.   Have you ever heard people say that it must be ok to do something because they couldn't find anything opposing it in the bible?  The real concern should be that if something is not honorable to God, and also uplifting and beneficial to others, then we shouldn't say it or do it, right?   As I was driving on the highway and was out-of-town over the weekend, and was desperately trying to find a channel with music or other programming, I briefly tuned in to a Christian radio station, and heard a few comments about this subject.  It is interesting to me that many people who call themselves Christians, find many 'loopholes' in the bible and continue to live their lives that are far from God-honoring.   While listening to a sermon a few weeks ago, the pastor described a popular celebrity who had recently decided to stop publicly calling herself a Christian, because so many people who are "Christians" have given Christianity a bad name, due to their compromising values.  In her press release, she had proclaimed that she loved God and still had her salvation, but was no longer willing and able to call herself a Christian.  How said!    (1 Peter 1:13-16) Therefore, prepare your minds for action; be self-controlled; set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed. As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance. But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: "Be holy, because I am holy."    Dear Friend, do you call yourself a Child of God?  Are you truly a Christian?  Are you living a Godly life?  Have you ever searched for those 'loopholes' in the bible?  God has called us to a higher purpose, and to live consistently with His truth.  He has called us to be holy.  Let us always be Christians that are holy and honorable to God in all that we say and do.   Dave Henry