I reflected on the sermon Zhan Feng shared with us during cell. While I don't agree with the fact that such drastic action is needed to gain entry into the Kingdom of Heaven, I feel that a lifestyle of repentance is one that every Christian should adopt.
Just like how a leaf will catch flame when put through a fire. It's exactly the same for us. After experiencing the power of Christ in our lives, we have to change, set alight by His Holy Flame.
Another reason to why I don't agree with the sermon. I don't think it's our acts itself that define our place in Heaven. I mean, if we start turning away from sin with the sole purpose of not wanting to be in Hell, isn't that wrong?
Our motives for turning away from sin should be to please God, not to gain entry into His Kingdom. That entry is already guaranteed, after Jesus died on the Cross for the sins of man, and us accepting Him as our Saviour. Turning away from sin should be a natural reaction to that, to shun what God hates, to take ourselves out of our worldly values because this is our purpose, to seek God and to glorify Him through our actions and words.
Surely faith without action is dead. That is key. We can't just live out our lives as carnal Christians, still living in the ways of the world, dwelling in sin.
We have to change ourselves, after being set aflame by His holy flame.
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