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We saw that it's important for us to (4) feed on the Word, not just get a little
morsel here and there, not just get a quick Happy Meal out of the Word and
go on our way but actually be in the Word so that we feed there.
There are three other things this old hymn says that help you to be holy.
One of them is, number 5, "Make friends of God's children."
I quoted to you just a few minutes ago from 1 Corinthians 3:1 about Paul
writing to the Corinthians and saying: "I couldn't even write to you as adults
because you act like children." But the very next chapter, he says in 4:1-2:
"Let a man so [account] consider us, as servants of Christ and stewards of
the mysteries of God. Moreover it is required in stewards that one be found
faithful." Accountability. He says, "It is required of me to be faithful in what I
do for you. That's what God called me to do."
Here's my requirement: It is required of me every time I step before an
audience like this, every time I stand in a pulpit, every time I speak on radio
or television or anywhere else; it is required of me to say to you, "This is
what the Bible says," because that's my job. You don't have to like what I
say. But if you don't like what I say, don't blame me. I'm the messenger.
I'm just telling you what It says. Take it up with the Author if you don't like
it. But this is what the Bible says.
I firmly believe that when you make friends of God's children, your
conversation is going to often turn to what God says. That's accountability.
And it's important for us to have people to whom we are accountable. And
the way to do that is to make friends of God's children. Does that mean you
can't have friends in the world? Well, no. Who are you going to witness to if
you don't have any unsaved friends? You are likely to have unsaved friends
at your office or on the job or over the back fence or at the supermarket.
But you need Christian friends, because Christian friends help Christian
friends.
And then it says, "Help those who are weak."
A part of being holy is what we do with our feet. James 1 talks about not
being hearers of the Word but being doers also. Not saying you love your
brother (1 John) but actually demonstrating your love for your brother.
Helping those who are weak is an active pursuit of holiness because the
world does not see the weak the same way you and I see the weak. The
world says, "It's weak, stamp it out. It's weak, factor it out. It's weak, cover
it up." Jesus says, "It's weak, give it a hand, lift it up." Helping those who
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