You have heard it said, You are what you eat.... Well, more important than the food you stuff in your face, is the Spiritual Food you consume as a steady diet... That's right, your level of Spiritual Maturity, your level of Christian strength, all is limited or fueled, by the Spiritual Food that you feed yourself. In 2nd Timothy chapter 2, Paul tells us: Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth. King James Bible. Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. Folks if you don't know your Bible, if you have not read your Bible, you should examine your Heart to find out WHY? The messages we listen to, the music we listen to feed us Spiritually, and if there is NO Doctrinal Truth in that diet, you will starve your Soul of the Spiritual Nutrients you need to resist Satan, and to serve our Precious Lord. In 1st Peter chapter 3 we are told "But in your hearts revere Christ as LORD. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect". In Colossians Chapter 4 it says "Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone".
If we are to study HIS word to be approved, as well as give an account or answer for why we are different than the world - then 1st, we must in fact be different, 2nd we must understand (theologically) why we are different and 3rd & finally, we must lovingly give an account of why we are different and stand against the tide of the culture for that which is Holy & Righteous. There is NOTHING about GOD that is reckless, the Bible tells us He knows all and has known all - HE is the Alpha and the Omega. There is NO beginning to HIM, nor will there be any end to HIM. MY GOD knows every hair on my head, HE knows where every sparrow is in this world; therefore, HE knew how and to what the depth HIS Love was to be for me... Take a look at the following verses and then examine the context of the references, answer the question, "is it even possible (or even plausible) that God could be reckless about anything, let alone the LOVE that sent Jesus Christ to the Cross"?
Hebrews 4:13 - Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account
Psalms 147:5 - Great [is] our Lord, and of great power: his understanding [is] infinite.
1 John 3:20 - For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
Romans 11:33-36 - O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable [are] his judgments, and his ways past finding out!
Isaiah 42:9 - Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them.
Jeremiah 29:11 - For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
Matthew 10:30 - But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
Acts 1:24 - And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all [men], shew whether of these two thou hast chosen,
Hymns, Songs, Chorus' that are devoid of Doctrinal Truth, or worse yet, speak of or teach "error" are dangerous to us, and those that are around us that hear it. We are to be Ambassadors for Christ, for our Heavenly Father, a mouth piece for the Holy Spirit. For those that are Truly Christ's, we will give an accounting of the TRUTH HE has placed in our Hearts, and what we did with that TRUTH to further the Kingdom of GOD.
The Great I AM, is NOT Reckless, HE is methodical and True to HIS Word, otherwise there would be NO Diety in HIM to elevate, praise or glorify. A reckless god is a man made god, to serve men's desires and wants...
IT IS NOT ABOUT US - from this side of Glory that we are to be focused... We prove our FAITH, our TRUST and our COMITTMENT to Him this side thru our obedience, and HE wants that obedience to be out of the LOVE in our HEARTS for Him... Our Honor, Loyalty, Dedication and sense of Belonging to HIM creates in us a new and separate Heart apart from the love we know as mere humans. 2nd Corinthians 5:17-21 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! 18 All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: 19 that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people's sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. 20 We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ's behalf: Be reconciled to God. 21 God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
Our perspective is to have changed. Our Mind, Heart, Soul and all our Strength are to be laid on the Alter to Christ, in return for a new Heart, no longer one of stone, but one of flesh - Spiritual Life. In that process we are to seek out GOD with all that we are, to serve and please HIM... Forsaking all others, all outside influences, and seeking the Truth of the ONE and ONLY Living GOD, there is no other - NONE... Only the little gods that we create in our hearts and minds to serve ourselves - which is truly reckless spiritually.
My God Is NOT Reckless by any stretch of the Spiritual imagination...
Here are better written and researched responses to the "reckless love of god" statement in the popular song by the same name...
https://www.desiringgod.org/interviews/should-we-sing-of-gods-reckless-love
https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2018/april-web-only/reckless-love-cory-asbury-bethel-music-and-justin-bieber.html
https://theblazingcenter.com/2018/04/reckless-love.html
https://thefederalist.com/2018/12/28/sorry-bethel-music-gods-love-just-isnt-reckless/
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