Walking the Walk

[252 words] Many give lip service to the Bible and claim to believe that it is the Word of God. When Jesus was walking the earth, the Jews thought they were worshiping God when in reality they were just following the traditions and commands of men. Jesus said this worship was vain or useless (Matthew 15:1-10). Do we really know what God has said in His Word? Do we believe what the Holy Spirit inspired writers recorded for us in the Bible? Are we following God in our worship or like the Jews, are we listening to what men (preachers, teachers, the world) say about our spiritual life? For example, Jesus said that not every one that says, “Lord, Lord” will be saved (Matthew 7:21). In our everyday language, that means we can’t just “talk the talk”, we must also “walk the walk”! Paul wrote “Let this mind be in…