Be honest in all things. It is obvious to us that we should not join with the wicked. But, at times we also pervert justice with a false sense of righteousness.
You shall not spread a false report .... Yep I can do that.
You shall not join hands with a wicked man to be a malicious witness ... Oh that one is easy. I can do that.
You shall not fall in with the many to do evil, nor shall you bear witness in a lawsuit, siding with the many, so as to pervert justice ... There is another one, I'm OK with that.
Nor shall you be partial to a poor man in his lawsuit ... Huh? Well, you know he is poor. I should help him out shouldn't I?
Actually, no we should not be partial. We are called to be honest and stand for the truth. If you lie, cheat, or deny the truth that is sin. For before God everyone is equal.
Aaron shall bear the judgment of the people of Israel on his heart before the Lord regularly.
As Aaron bore the names of all the tribes over his heart, Christ now bears us before the LORD. His sacrifice and presence before God are the perfection of what is shown within the law in Exodus.
First we aren't supposed to be partial to the rich or poor. Now Christ talks about given guys who worked an hour the same as those that worked an entire day. Where is the fairness?
How fair is it that a servant of God that is saved and then works his entire life for the kingdom ... and an evil man that confesses on his death bed ... both go to heaven?
What we tend to forget is that ALL have sinned. None of us are truly good. We know that the first man is not getting to heaven on his works. For nothing we do earns our way to heaven because only Christ's sacrifice pays our due. Our actions pay nothing and Christ is the perfect sacrifice demanded by God. And that God grants any of us salvation at all is a miracle. So be thankful for your salvation and do not be resentful of someone else coming to God.
So what is the purpose of living for God? Our good works are the way we show Him our thankfulness for His kindness. And what better way to show that than to emulate Him?
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