"How can a young man keep his way pure? By keeping it according to your word"
Seems like a simple question with a simple answer. But if that is the case why don't we do it?
Why do we spend so much energy skirting around the Word of God instead of using that same energy to follow it? What causes us to engage in "Theological open field running" as we weave around the clear teachings of the bible in an effort to justify our actions?
If you look at the lives of those who walk according to the Word and compare them to those who do not, the difference is clear. Sin is destructive. Yet somehow, we believe we will be different. We think we can ignore the truth and avoid the consequences.
We cannot.
Why don't we stop scheming - and simply follow His Word? What if the answer is right in front of you? What if your bible is the map that can stop you from going down all these dead-end roads.
There are a thousand people, on a thousand web sites, all with different "answers" for your problem. But there is only one who knit you in your mother's womb, and His way is the only way to purity, righteousness, and peace.
Follow His Word. Stop trying to avoid the clear truth and just do what it says. He is the way, the truth and the life ... His Word alone is your true north and will allow you to keep your life pure.
"If there is any verse that you would like left out of the Bible, that is the verse that bought to stick to you, like a blister, until you really attend to its teaching."
- Charles Spurgeon
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