Godly Success: Success in Society (Randy)
For thousands of years, God sent prophets to Israel to
teach the people about him, and they began to view following the law as the
path to righteousness and acceptance in God’s eyes. By the time Jesus was born,
the Pharisees had codified the law into over 600 specific rules and added
thousands of additional precepts and guidelines. Like us, they knew their main
goal was to love God and one another, yet they failed miserably. In many ways,
we are like modern-day Pharisees, striving to follow the rules and live a
moral, upright life as if that will somehow save us. Is that what God truly
desires? Is that what it means to live a successful life? Knowing the nature of
our hearts, God spoke to us not only through words, but also through his
actions on earth. What do the incarnation, crucifixion, and resurrection
tell us about the true nature of Godly success?
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