Consider some examples of this: HOW TO MAKE WISE DECISIONS IN GOD’S WILL PART #4 First, the Bible says do not associate with evil or with idolatry (1 Cor. 15:33; Rom. 12:2; 2 Cor. 6:14-18; Eph. 5:11), so living by faith means I will not associate with such things. Thus, it is not God’s will for His people to attend worldly parties, to attend a pagan school, to get a job at a wicked place that would require participation in wickedness (such as selling liquor or wearing immodest clothing or showing wicked movies or playing wicked music or dancing), to participate in pagan religious rituals, to participate in worldly music or fashions, etc. I recall a teenager at one church who got a job working in a movie theater. He was bothered by the unwholesome films that were showing and was thinking about quitting, but he was advised not to quit by the church’s worldly youth pastor! The result was severe backsliding. I recall another young man who had a job at a restaurant-bar and was responsible to supervise worldly parties that included drinking and dancing. He did not grow spiritually until he quit that job. Second, the Bible says do not neglect the church (Heb. 10:25). It is the house of God (1 Tim. 3:15). Thus, it is wrong to make any decision that would cause you to forsake the assembly, such as moving to a place where there is no good church or taking a job that would keep you out of the services. I recall a young man in our church that was saved out of a druggie lifestyle. He showed promise and was growing in the Lord, and then his father asked him to return to his village. In spite of our counsel against it, he went, and from that point he backslid in his Christian life. We have seen this happen many times. In fact, one of the chief reasons why young people quit church is that they disobey God and get a job that keeps them out of the services and they then backslide.
Posted on: Tue, 17 Sep 2013 18:01:32 +0000
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