Grace and peace to you from our Lord Jesus Christ,
John the Baptist has always seemed a little radical to me. What with his 'brood of vipers' and 'the axe is already at the root of the tree,' it is very hard to feel good about John. Nonetheless, what he says does make a great deal of sense. He is making the point that the Israelites are taking their relationship with God for granted. In other words, they were of the opinion that since they were chosen they did not have to live faithfully. John is telling them that is wrong. That message is true for us as well. Yes, we are saved. Yes, all of our sins are washed away by Jesus. But does that excuse us from living a holy and righteous life? No. We are called by Jesus to be perfect as our Father in Heaven is perfect. Jesus calls us to not take our salvation for granted, but to be blameless before the Lord. Our holiness should be done in response to what has been done for us in Christ Jesus. We have been given all we need through Jesus. Let us now in response, in praise and thanksgiving, be holy as Christ would have us be. God bless you,
Pastor Josh
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