Thursday, January 14, 2016

Godly Counsel

“They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world” (John 17:16).

“No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him” (2 Timothy 2:4).

A young Christian man had been nominated for a public office. Before accepting the nomination he wrote to a respected brother in the Lord seeking some godly counsel as to whether he should accept the nomination or not. The reply was simple and straightforward:

“A dead man does not vote, nor does he receive votes.”

Believers are pronounced dead:

To self…………………………. Galatians 5:24

To sin…………………………. Romans 6:2,11

To the Law………………………. Romans 7:4

To the world…………………. Galatians 6:14

To religion……………… Colossians 2:20-23