Our Christian Walk.

12. Our Christian Walk.

"But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him." - 1 John 2:5 This is speaking about how a Christian should act. Now 1 John 2:6 :

"He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked." As a Christian, we can say one thing and do another--depending upon what kind of life we choose to live. "Whoso keepeth His word." The "whoso" here is your choice! We have a right to keep His word, and if we do, God says:

"...In him verily is the love of God perfected. Hereby know we that we are in him." When we have that kind of fellowship, walking that kind of life, it is tremendous to have that assurance that it is being accomplished by our yielding to the conviction of the Holy Spirit, as directed by the Word of God. The choice is ours!

Notice again in 1 John 2:6 :

"He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked." The word "ought" shows obligation, indebtedness, duty and the free will to obey or disobey God's will. Contrast the word "ought" here with the word "shall" in Romans 14:10-12, where Christians "shall" (with no choice) give account of themselves at the Judgment Seat of Christ. For the doctrine of election to be true, God should have used the word "shall" instead of "ought" in 1 John 2:6. Either God is confused or those who endorse the doctrine of election are--the choice is yours.