Born.Again.Christian.

The final chapter in Joshua: Joshua, before his death in verse 29, speaks to the people of Israel , whom He had led into the promised land, at Shechem, remembering all that the Lord had done for them and makes a covenant with God to serve Him and only Him. Joshua 24:13-14 13  I have given you a land for which you did not labor, and cities which you did not build, and you dwell in them; you eat of the vineyards and olive groves which you did not plant.’ 14  “Now therefore, fear the Lord , serve Him in sincerity and in truth, and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the River and in Egypt . Serve the Lord ! Here we are given yet another picture of the gospel of Christ and the mercy of God toward His people. Verse 13: God has blessed his people immensely. He has taken them out of Egypt were they were slaves and brought them into a land of great abundance. There, He delivered to them cities which they did not build and vineyards and olive g

Matthew 5:16 " Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven." Have we begun to misunderstand the meaning of shining our light before men? People have come to interpret this command as living a life of good works and happy smiles, as if this make themselves a 'better Christian' and somehow points others towards God, but this is a grave misinterpretation. Many cowardly Christians, the most cowardly of all, use this verse as an excuse not to confess Christ before men. They state that actions speak louder than words and therefore devote their lives to actions and charitable deeds whilst staying quiet; not because of any sincere belief that they hold to, but rather because it is convenient for them to hide away from their duty to preach the Gospel of Christ behind their good works. By shining their light, these types of people are are not showing the glory of God any more than the unsaved charitable person