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Be a Faithful Child of God
Bible study on salvation and faithfulness.

In this series of articles, I would like for us to think about answering life's difficult questions. These questions range from the creation of the universe to life after death to methods of raising our children.

We must realize that God's children are elevated to think and reason on a higher moral plain than people who are living in sin. People living in sin are living in darkness; thus, their thinking is distorted. Their thinking is distorted because they have rejected God as the authority for their life.

Paul said: "This I say, therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you should no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles walk, in the futility of their minds" (Eph. 4:17). The expression "in the futility of their minds" means that their thinking is futile - it is vain and does not bring about moral conclusions.

Have you wondered why worldly men believe in such things as killing unborn children (abortion) and killing the sick and elderly (euthanasia)? Have you wondered why worldly men believe that the universe is a result of random events and not the result of a glorious and loving Creator? It is because their thinking is futile. They have drawn vain conclusions because they do not appeal to God as their authority for answering these questions.

Paul continues his epistle regarding the futile thinking of unbelievers saying: "having their understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardening of their heart; who, being past feeling, have given themselves over to licentiousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness" (Eph. 4:18-19).

Here, Paul gives us the reason that unbelievers' thinking is futile. They have hardened their heart against God by giving themselves over to licentiousness to work all uncleanness with greediness. And since their heart is hard, ignorance is in them resulting in alienation from the life (i.e., eternal life) of God. The result of this is that unbelievers' understanding is darkened - they live in darkness and therefore their understanding is darkened.

To properly answer questions concerning morality we must first be a faithful child of God. If we are not God's children, our thinking is futile because our understanding is darkened.

Are you a child of God? If not, you will find some of your views on moral issues to be in opposition to God's word. You have not accepted God and His word as the authority for your life; therefore, your conclusions are not based upon the ultimate authority of the universe.

If you are a child of God, you have taken the first step necessary for having true understanding enlightened by God's word. Jesus said: If you abide in My word, you are called my disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.