Truth can set us free, but saying the truth and keeping the truth without action is nothing. It seems there is something more superior than the Gospel truth, and that is Christian living.
Orthodoxy is not enough. Orthopraxis must come in, an orthopraxis that is inspired by the life and words of Jesus.
It seems that, especially in today’s socio-political situation, theological learning and Bible study without Christian living are dead.
Others may claim to have read the Scriptures from cover to cover, several times over. They may claim to do churchy things and show their updated theological head-knowledge, having acquired the same by attending seminars and recollections.
People can even brag they are closer to the Church because they have made friends with the religious, priests, and bishops. But it appears that fine words and even religious practices are never substitutes for fine deeds and genuine Christian living.
It is not hard to recite the Apostles’ Creed, but it is really hard to live the Gospel. Could this be the reason why Jesus says, I am the Life?
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