BIBLICAL LIFE

It looks like the elders aren't the only ones in the church who are required to be true to the Faith. That's something that many people don't take as seriously as they should. No, Paul is telling you that it must be taught, that in the believers' daily lives, they must practice the things that Jesus taught are necessary for salvation. Renew your mind daily.

A lot of people may think that it was easier in a different day and age to live a Christian life, but folks, put yourself in any other era, and you'll find that any time was a difficult time. I'd be willing to suggest that most people today would find it harder to be a Christian if you took away their microwave oven for a week. Try taking away modern transportation, television, computers, running water, electricity, and housing as we know it, and hand them a Bible. Do you think it would be easier?

Now, you've taken away many comforts, but you've also taken away the means by which much evil is introduced into today's world. Would that make it easier or more difficult to lead a Christian life? It's a toss up. In Jesus time, there were plenty of people who were troubled by evil spirits. In Moses time the children of Israel found it very difficult to walk the walk of faith. You must say, it's hard to say with any kind of certainty that one time period was easier than another, to live as a Christian.