{"id":14871,"date":"2017-02-28T18:45:04","date_gmt":"2017-02-28T18:45:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jamestaiwo.com\/?p=14871"},"modified":"2017-02-28T18:45:04","modified_gmt":"2017-02-28T18:45:04","slug":"dignity-matters-god-always","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jamestaiwo.com\/dignity-matters-god-always\/","title":{"rendered":"Christians to Walk in Dignity before God Always"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Christians are required to have dignity and walk uprightly in a manner that glorifies God always.<\/p>\n<p>Believers must ensure that our activities honor God at all times!<\/p>\n<p>The scripture emphasized,<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201c<\/em><em>So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God<\/em><em>&#8221; (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=1+Corinthians+10%3A31&amp;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1 Corinthians 10:31 NIV<\/a>).<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Christians Must Understand that Dignity Matters to God<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14880\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jamestaiwo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/order.png\" alt=\"order-1586513_640\" width=\"190\" height=\"300\" \/>Believers must understand the importance of dignity, and how it matters to God.<\/p>\n<p>We must not misunderstand the concept of liberty that Christianity offers.<\/p>\n<p>That is, we must live in holiness before God.<\/p>\n<p>The true concept of Christianity is <em>the salvation of grace<\/em> offered by Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n<p>We must enjoy the grace without compulsion.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201c<\/em><em>For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God\u201d (<a href=\"http:\/\/biblehub.com\/kjv\/ephesians\/2-8.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ephesians 2:8 KJV<\/a>).<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Truly, the Christian religion is not burdensome since it does not impose a strict rule on anyone.<\/p>\n<p>However, It is important that Christians understand the liberty of worship that the religion offers &#8211; Which must not be abused.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jamestaiwo.com\/present-honest-service-god\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Christians must honestly celebrate our salvation of grace that Christ offers, but not abuse it.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We must not assume that all things are acceptable to God by practicing the religion of Christianity anyhow.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI have the right to do anything,\u201d you say\u2014but not everything is beneficial. \u201cI have the right to do anything\u201d\u2014but not everything is constructive\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=1+Corinthians+10%3A23&amp;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1 Corinthians 10:23<\/a>).<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14875 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jamestaiwo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/gladiator.jpg\" alt=\"firmness\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/>Christianity requires firmness; every Christian is expected to live a bible-principled lifestyle.<br \/>\n<div class=\"bc_rb_click_track bc_random_banner\" data-id=\"69\" data-url=\"https:\/\/jamestaiwo.com\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?action=bc_rb_ads_click&nonce=dcd50f3d73\"><iframe width=\"815\" height=\"459\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZgT5xSqsd9Q\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/eAkKbX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jamestaiwo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Buy-Now-Button.png\" width=\"200\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Take Caution with Your Christian Faith<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Believers must understand that the liberty of faith that we have received through\u00a0Jesus Christ does not allow us to act against God\u2019s commandments.<\/p>\n<p>Religion requires that we comply with the laws of God!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13220\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jamestaiwo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/achievement-703442_640-270x300.jpg\" alt=\"overcomer\" width=\"270\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Whatever anyone calls liberty of the spirit, as Christianity offers, must be weighed with the standard of the bible.<\/p>\n<p>Such belief or exercise must comply with the bible standard.<\/p>\n<p>Christians must not celebrate any notion, practice, belief, or an exercise that is discredited in the bible.<\/p>\n<p>A heavenly bound Christian must not engage in practices that the bible opposed.<\/p>\n<p>Our society may accept them but we must not entertain them.<\/p>\n<p>For example, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamestaiwo.com\/downloads\/bible-application\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a Christian must understand that homosexuality is unacceptable to God according to the Bible<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cFor this cause, God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; <\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was meet.<\/p>\n<p>And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Romans+1%3A26-28&amp;version=KJV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Romans 1:26-28<\/a> KJV).<\/p>\n<p>In addition, immoral activities such as fornication and adultery compromise God\u2019s standard of holiness, and Christian must not engage in them.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-14878 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jamestaiwo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/banana.png\" alt=\"simple\" width=\"267\" height=\"267\" \/>Understand Christianity in a Simple Language<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>A Christian must not entertain whatever practices contradict bible standards.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Ungodly practices are sinful and punishable by God.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Believers must reject any practice that God has rejected!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Holiness has no substitute with God<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-13907\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jamestaiwo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/silhouette.jpg\" alt=\"prayer\" width=\"276\" height=\"195\" \/>Prayer for God\u2019s Grace to Walk in Dignity of Scripture<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>O dear God please give me the grace to walk in dignity before you always.<\/p>\n<p>Enhance me with an ability to resist temptations of sin.<\/p>\n<p>Give me a steadfast heart to be firm and live a Christian-principled lifestyle.<\/p>\n<p>Please help and guide me with your Holy Spirit to accurately walk before you throughout the days of my life, so that I can qualify for your eternal kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>For in the name of Jesus Christ I pray. Amen.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #b6062c;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jamestaiwo.com\/newsletter\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><\/span><\/a> <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h5>\nTags: <a href=\"\/tag\/bible-principle\/\">bible principle<\/a>, <a href=\"\/tag\/bible-standard\/\">bible standard<\/a>, <a href=\"\/tag\/bisexual\/\">bisexual<\/a>, <a href=\"\/tag\/dignity\/\">Dignity<\/a>, <a href=\"\/tag\/holiness\/\">holiness<\/a>, <a href=\"\/tag\/homosexual\/\">homosexual<\/a>, <a href=\"\/tag\/lesson-on-1-corinthians\/\">lesson on 1 Corinthians<\/a>, <a href=\"\/tag\/prayer-of-grace\/\">prayer of grace<\/a>, <a href=\"\/tag\/salvation-by-grace\/\">salvation by grace<\/a>, <a href=\"\/tag\/steadfastness\/\">steadfastness<\/a>, <a href=\"\/tag\/walk-in-dignity\/\">walk in dignity<\/a><br>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christians are required to have dignity and walk uprightly in a manner that glorifies God always. 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