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abilities. “For who makes you differ from another? And what do you have that you did not receive? Now if you did indeed receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?” (1 Corinthians 1:7). Criticizing other people’s physical looks and mental capabilities’ is very ungodly. Jesus said, “But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment” (Matthew 12:36). “Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old man with his deeds (Colossians 3:9). Lying comes natural to sinful humanity! People lie to make themselves look better than other people, make other people’s sins look worse than theirs, and to destroy another person’s reputation. With their lying tongue a person can become a thief, commit adultery, destroy families, and even destroy a nation (James 3:1-12). Describing all of humanity, the Bible says, “Their throat is an open tomb; with their tongues they have practiced deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips. Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness” (Romans 3:13-14a). Anyone who says they never lie is instantly telling a lie. Peter said, “He who would love life and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking deceit…because the face of the Lord is against those who do evil” (1 Peter 3:10-12). “A liar will love evil more than good, lying rather than speaking righteousness” (Psalm 52:3). “Put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge according to the image of Him who created him” (Colossians 3:10). As Christians we are to [by faith] consider our old sinful lifestyle crucified with Christ and dead (Romans 6:6). When we trusted in Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior we were spiritually born again and received the Holy Spirit. “If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new” (2 Corinthians 5:17). There’s no good excuse for a Christian to live an ungodly lifestyle; it demonstrates that a professing Christian isn’t truly born again, or they’re being disobedient Christians. God has every right to discipline a Christian who’s living an ungodly lifestyle (Hebrews 12:3-11). Many disobedient Christians have died an early death because of their ungodly words and actions (1 Corinthians 11:30-32, 1 John 5:16-17). No Christian can live a perfect life while we’re living in our earthly body, but we can do our best!
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