Pursue Righteousness

God's Word gives us some good teaching here:



2 Timothy 2:22-26



22 Flee also youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart. 23 But avoid foolish and ignorant disputes, knowing that they generate strife. 24 And a servant of the Lord must not quarrel but be gentle to all, able to teach, patient, 25 in humility correcting those who are in opposition, if God perhaps will grant them repentance, so that they may know the truth, 26 and that they may come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil, having been taken captive by him to do his will.



Verse 22 says GROW UP! pursue the things of God not of the world. Get right with God and purify your heart with a relationship with Jesus. Verse 23 tells us to stay away from arguments that have no purpose because they just cause problems. Verse 24 says we need to avoid the arguments and be gentle, patient, that will help us to be able to teach the Word of God and folks will listen because we have shown love to them. Verse 25 says be humble when correcting the errors of those who don't agree with the Word, and in doing so maybe they will see the truth and repent! Verse 26 reminds us what we as believers are to be about....showing people the truth so folks can come to their senses and come to Jesus!!!



So are we first of all pursuing righteousness? And second are we doing all we can to be good examples and bring others to Jesus? Only you can answer that for yourself!



Tom