2 Peter
3:18
But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
To him be glory both now and forever! Amen.
Self-righteousness is
terrible among God's people. If we feel that we are what we ought to be, then
we will remain what we are. We will not look for any change or improvement in
our lives. This will quite naturally lead us to judge everyone by what we are.
This is the judgment of which we must be careful. To judge others by ourselves
is to create havoc in the local assembly. Self-righteousness also leads to
complacency. Complacency is a great sin and covers just about everything I have
said about the rote and the rut. Some have the attitude, "Lord, I'm
satisfied with my spiritual condition. I hope one of these days You will come,
I will be taken up to meet You in the air and I will rule over five
cities." These people cannot rule over their own houses and families, but
they expect to rule over five cities. They pray spottily and sparsely, rarely
attending prayer meeting, but they read their Bibles and expect to go zooming
off into the blue yonder and join the Lord in the triumph of the victorious
saints.
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