When the Apostle Paul penned the above quoted verses, did he really mean for us to do everything without complaining or arguing? Yes, I believe that Paul wrote what he meant and meant what he wrote. One end result of a godly lifestyle is to point people to Jesus and help them develop a saving knowledge of our Lord and Savior. While it's true we'll never reach sinless perfection, we do have an obligation to be pure and holy in our motives and also our actions.

As the world around us continues on a downward spiral, Christian men and women need to be an example of how a person can have a positive disposition regardless of the exterior circumstances. This is demonstrated in several different ways.

First of all, we need to be a people of dedication. That is to say that we're dedicated to God and His Word. In 2 Timothy 2:15, we find this, "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth." Are you doing your best to please God in all you do?

Secondly, according to Titus 2:10, we have a responsibility to make the Gospel attractive by our lifestyle. As others watch you from day to day, are they drawn closer to Jesus because of your speech and actions? Regardless of our age, we are to "set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity."

John Wesley once said, "Give me a hundred men who love nothing but God and hate nothing but sin, and I will shake the whole world for Christ."

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