ungodliness

I am reading a book with some brothers of mine entitled, "Respectable Sins" by Jerry Bridges.  It does a great job of pointing out the fact that we are often quick to recognize the big sins in life such as murder, rape, embezzlement and fraud, but are not as quick to recognize "respectable" sins such as pride, selfishness, unthankfulness and impatience.  The author identifies "ungodliness" as a sin that often goes unnoticed by people, even Christians!

Here are some excerpts from that chapter that I found to be very convicting!

"EVERYTHING we do is to be done to the glory of God.  That is the mark of a godly person."

"A person may be moral and upright, or even busy in Christian service, yet have little or no desire to develop an intimate relationship with God.  This is a mark of ungodliness."

"The question we should humbly and honestly ask is, How ungodly am I?  How much of my life do I live without any regard for God?"

"Because ungodliness is so all-encompassing, it will help to identify specific areas of life where you tend to live without regard to God.  These might include your work, your hobbies, your playing or watching sports, and even driving your car."

"Let us seek to be as mindful of Him as He is of us."

Comments

[Ron Citlau]

Shouldn't you be farther in the book, DW?

:)