The first thing I must address, from the beginning, is I know the difference between standards and convictions. A standard is a specific way that I practice my personal relationship with God. A conviction is a truth that I am willing to give my life over. Although, these two are different in definition and reality they are still joined together. It is fundamentally no way to have either and not both. This is not a soap box session I am sharing my heart with whoever wants to read my thoughts.
I have the Conviction that the Bible is the Word of God. Therefore my Personal Standard of living is that I put into practice the doctrines and teaches that are brought out through the revelation of the Word by the Spirit. I have the the Conviction that Jesus was God in the Flesh. Therefore, my personal standard is to be like God, I must live my life after the way Christ lived His. This will lead me to a life that will please God, always.
I have standards in my life for only one main reason. I have Personal Standards because I desire Personal Holiness. That desire means that there are things that I both must and must not do to achieve this goal. To me what it takes to make this a reality differs from situation to situation. To truly get in on this is to pursue the way we live, through His personal standard of holiness. This is not to say that I am a god myself, rather I am striving my daily living to mimic my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
I hope that this has helped you the reader. My prayer is that we strive together to live as our Standard lived for us. That in living like He did may we accept His changes He makes, in our lives. May God Bless you.
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