Getting an Eternal Perspective on Life part 3

Some final thoughts on forming an eternal perspective on life.  

Our Presuppositions Shape Our Perspective

Life is about God, Jesus is the Center of it ALL!

For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. Colossians 1:16

and we were created for Relationship with the Eternal, with God. God has revealed Himself in His Word, which imparts knowledge & wisdom

God’s truths are counter-cultural and we can be expected to be pulled away on a daily basis from following Christ.  It’s not a matter of being counter-cultural just to be counter-cultural, but if we are following Jesus, His ways are often seen as hostile and opposite to the ways of the world.

They think it strange that you do not plunge with them into the same flood of dissipation, and they heap abuse on you. 1 Peter 4:4

Our perspective shapes our priorities in… everything (time, money, relationships, values, etc.)

For here we do not have an enduring city, but we are looking for the city that is to come. Hebrews 13:14

By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going. By faith he made his home in the promised land like a stranger in a foreign country; he lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise. For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God. Hebrews 11:8-10

And finally let me say that our priorities shape our practice.

As long as it is day, we must do the work of him who sent me. Night is coming, when no one can work. John 9:4

Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers. Galatians 6:10

Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. Colossians 4:5

Be very careful, then, how you live--not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Ephesians 5:15-16

Orthodoxy = Right Belief + Orthopraxy = Right Practice

The follower of Jesus has both.