God, who created us, has a standard that He expects man to adhere to. As I discussed in a previous post, God is righteous, just, holy, and loving. It therefore makes sense that He would require Man as a moral being to be right and just in his dealings with others, to love God and fellow human beings, and to live separated from selfishness and sin in all of its forms.
Love has been God's desire from the beginning. The Old testament as well as the New, show this (Leviticus 19:18, Deuteronomy 6:4-5, Matthew 5:43-48, 22:37-40, Romans 13:8-10, James 2:8, 1John 3:11).
Along with love goes justice and mercy. As a just and merciful God, He also requires us to be fair and merciful to one another. Once again, this is shown in both the Old and New covenants (Leviticus 19:11-15, 35, Micah 6:8, Matthew 5:7, 7:12, Romans 12:17, 1Corinthians 6:7-9, James 2:13).
We are to be holy as God is holy. Just as God is separated from sin, we too must be separated from sin and self, and devoted to the service of God (Leviticus 11:44-45,19:2, Matthew 5:48, 1Peter 1:15-16).
Can you see that God holds us to a very high standard? Can you see that God is perfectly right in expecting us to conform to this standard? Can you also see that this is a standard that you have failed to live up to? If so, this is an important first step in the awakening of your soul!
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