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Am I guilty of willful neglect? Am I too weak to do what I know is right? Do I blame others for my
mistakes? Have I resolved in my heart that I will do my duty regardless of what others do or think? Have I
made a good impression on my neighbor by my faithfulness to the Lord and His church?
Do you realize the influence of a godly life? The influence of gospel preaching is doubled by "practicing what we preach." Let us "walk in the light as he is in the light" and have fellowship with one another (1 John 1:7). "I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils" (1 Cor. 10:20). "What fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness?" (2 Cor. 6:14). Truth and error will not mix. If Naomi had been weak like some of the people in our day, she would never have converted her daughters-in-law to the truth, or to the true God (Ruth 1). She would never have converted them by partaking of their evil religion. If a thing is not right, "Touch not, taste not, handle not" (Col. 2:21). The doctrines and commandments of men are condemned by the Lord (Matt. 15:9). |