How to Live

How can a young person stay on the path of purity?

By living according to your word. Psalm 119:9

The Bible gives us direction on how to live. The ten commandments were given to guide us, as was the Bible itself.  It tells us how to live as husbands, fathers, workers, neighbors, friends. Any hat we may put on the Bible can guide us. I think much of how we as Christians have stayed away from politics and perhaps certain professions. I recently heard a man tell of his conversion, how he was going to law school and his Dad told him you cannot be a lawyer and a Christian at the same time. I remember a relative of mine saying we Christians need to keep our religion behind closed doors, and I believe I replied, isn't that being a hypocrite? We recently studied in Ephesians chapter 6 and other references where the Bible also told slaves how to live. Even though the Bible does not condone slavery, it tells us how to conduct ourselves in whatever state we find ourselves. The scripture above states how can a young man stay on a path of purity, well it applies to old men and all stages of life. 

His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through the knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence. 2 Peter 1:3 For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love. For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they keep you from being ineffective or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Peter 1:5-8.  All that we need is given to us to live life pleasing to God the creator. It is given for our good and for a life well lived. A life well lived will be  in alignment with his word, God's precepts, God's rules, God's plans. He gives us rulers as he sees fit. I did not understand why Obama, but the same way he gave us Obama, he gave us Trump. A life well lived will be according to God's plan. Someday we all stand before God on judgement day and we will be judged according to his word. God can and will guide us if we only ask.  God bless, LVZ.