Principle #3 behind the CIA of being a man of covenant is that a man of covenant strives to live righteously (a Godly lifestyle modeled after Jesus), not deliberately or intentionally disobeying the Word of God (sinnng).
I am not talking about being perfect, because since we live in this sinful flesh we never can be perfect. That 's why God made provision for us when we do stumble, fall and sin in 1 John 1:9. What I am saying is that we should strive to live righteously according to the Word of God. That should be our nature as children of God through Christ, rather than the worldly nature we were born with to accept whatever the world looks at as right.
In Titus 2:12 we are told we should deny ungodliness and worldly lusts, and live soberly, righteously and Godly. Further, in 1 John 5:17a we learn that all unrighteousness is sin.
So how do you choose to strive to live your life, as a man of covenant living by the Word of God, or as a man of the flesh following the ways of the world? Or are you wishy washy sometimes choosing to follow God and sometimes choosing to follow the world, a lifestyle that's no better than not following God at all.
Whatever your answer may be, you have a choice to make how you strive to live your life from this day forward. I pray you choose to strive live as a Man of Covenant, righteously, obedient to God's Word, and not sinnfully, deliberately and intentionally choosing the ways of the world over the ways of God.
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