Have you ever considered what other people think about, or say about you from their “point of view?” What if their opinion of you were compared with someone who you didn’t want to be compared to, would it bother you a little? Would that point of view motivate you to want to change because you didn’t really want to be compared to that person? Galatians 6:14-17 Paul encourages us to lay aside all of our religious practices that avoid the reality of the Cross. He says what is most important is becoming a “new creature” through the work of Christ on the Cross. Then he concludes with “as many as walk [live] according to this “rule” will experience peace and mercy in their new walk.
Any initiative requires a “new metric” to guage the progress by. If you got a promotion on your job, a new metric would replace the old one. A metric is implying a new set of rules or guidelines, or a standard to measure by. Paul used the word “rule” which is from a word in greek, “kanown” or in english the word is canon. We know that canon is the canon of scripture, and Paul the apostle who didn’t walk personally with Christ is referring to this fulfilled scripture that guides him in his new walk of life. Jesus is the “metric” for the new believer!
What are some of the “rules” we need to adopt to have a successful journey on earth? Well a few of them are the rules that Jesus taught and lived. To name some of them we’ll start with the rule of Love, then Submission, and Truth, followed by Faith, and Righteousness with a Giving heart. Just to name a few important life changing “rules” we can learn to live by, that if we’ll use the metric of Jesus as our guide, we can certainly change the Point of View that others have of us into a whole new “point of you!”
Keeping it pure,
RB
Last Updated: June 12th, 2008 |