In my introduction I briefly get into the obvious statement of how the world flesh and the Devil all work with our sin nature to deceive. If we look at the one true God we see that in order to serve Him one should seek to not just tell Him what He would want to hear but to take actions to DO things that He commands. When we consider my earlier point in the intro in regard to the Sermon on the Mount an unregenerated man may think that he wants to follow a moral code and either choose to ignore his conscience that in the flesh he cannot do things with the right motives as well as have any real desire to serve in such a selfless manner. John 21:18 Jesus speaks sobering words to Peter who will be eventually led where he doesn't want to go; ultimately to martyrdom. I have mentioned in earlier posts how many like to look at the death of Christ and other martyrs of the Apostolic Age in particular and focus only on the end rather than a life requiring dying to ourselves daily and taking up the cross ( Galatians 2:20 is one example of this concept with a plethora of other scriptures as a Biblical framework of living a life surrendered to the Lord).
Sadly; I can attest in my own life that when in a relationship being told what you want to hear often doesn't stand the test of time. Actions speak louder than words; and a marriage should represent mutual surrender to self and entrusting God to be the center of the relationship. The same can be said for any deception in the spiritual realm; there is as Shake sphere said lots of "sound and fury signifying nothing" (MacBeth). Until we understand that we seek things as the book of James says to satisfy our lusts we have no concept of the true value of relationships and lack the desire to be around those who put the Lord first in their lives; thus lacking eternal truths in the foundation of our relationships. Sting's lyrics in "Wrapped Around Your Finger" show the end result.
In my introduction I briefly get into the obvious statement of how the world flesh and the Devil all work with our sin nature to deceive. If we look at the one true God we see that in order to serve Him one should seek to not just tell Him what He would want to hear but to take actions to DO things that He commands. When we consider my earlier point in the intro in regard to the Sermon on the Mount an unregenerated man may think that he wants to follow a moral code and either choose to ignore his conscience that in the flesh he cannot do things with the right motives as well as have any real desire to serve in such a selfless manner. John 21:18 Jesus speaks sobering words to Peter who will be eventually led where he doesn't want to go; ultimately to martyrdom. I have mentioned in earlier posts how many like to look at the death of Christ and other martyrs of the Apostolic Age in particular and focus only on the end rather than a life requiring dying to ourselves daily and taking up the cross ( Galatians 2:20 is one example of this concept with a plethora of other scriptures as a Biblical framework of living a life surrendered to the Lord).
Sadly; I can attest in my own life that when in a relationship being told what you want to hear often doesn't stand the test of time. Actions speak louder than words; and a marriage should represent mutual surrender to self and entrusting God to be the center of the relationship. The same can be said for any deception in the spiritual realm; there is as Shake sphere said lots of "sound and fury signifying nothing" (MacBeth). Until we understand that we seek things as the book of James says to satisfy our lusts we have no concept of the true value of relationships and lack the desire to be around those who put the Lord first in their lives; thus lacking eternal truths in the foundation of our relationships. Sting's lyrics in "Wrapped Around Your Finger" show the end result.
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