Self Satisfied

A self-satisfied Christianity is not evidence of Jesus Christ. To say that we are children of God and have no need of others, no need to improve ourselves, to be kind, to care, to be courteous, to share, no need to give diligent attention to the admonitions of Paul or of Jesus should be foreign to us. We should give diligence in the factors below:

I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that you walk worthy of the vocation wherewith you are called, with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love, endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace…

Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour. For we are members one of another. Be angry and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath, neither give place to the devil. Let him that stole steal no more, but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needs.

Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed to the day of redemption. Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamour and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice. And be kind one to another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake has forgiven you. (Eph 4:1-3, 25-32).

Be therefore followers of God, as dear children; and walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and has given Himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling savour. But fornication and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becomes saints; neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.

For this you know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God…For you were sometimes darkness, but now are light in the Lord: walk as children of light; for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth; proving what is acceptable to the Lord…

See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil…And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess, but be filled with the Spirit, speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord. Giving thanks always for all things to God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God. (Eph 5:1-21).

In all these things that we do, we do not give credit to ourselves, but to God who works in us both to will and to do of His good pleasure (Phil 2:13).