Ye who hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones;
Who also eat the flesh of my people, and flay their skin from off them, and break their bones, and chop them in pieces, as for the pot, and as flesh within the cauldron.
Then shall they cry unto Jehovah, but he will not answer them; yea, he will hide his face from them at that time, according as they have wrought evil in their doings.
Micah 3:1- 4
"Sing as if no one is listening; dance as if no one is watching."
There is all sorts of advice out there. Live as if today is your last day—and yes sing and dance as if there is no one else in the world. Have you ever wondered-- what does that advice really mean? If you aren't a believer in a hereafter, for example, an atheist, or an agnostic, it should mean something different than if you are a Christian.
If today were your last day of existence and tomorrow you were gone--poof--like a vapor. Then the phrase 'grab all the gusto you can, you only go around once' would apply. There would be no right/wrong answers because this is it. There would be no afterlife, and certainly no judgement for good or evil done in this life.
If you have a Christian belief, however, your perspective would be different. No matter how long or short a Christian's life is, there should be the knowledge of good and evil, and as it states in Hebrews 9:27 "And inasmuch as it is appointed unto men once to die, and after this cometh judgment;". As it is there will be justice for things done in this life.
Christians need to live honest honorable lives that point to God and His Son Jesus Christ. Christians need to live as if tomorrow will come, because it will always come. There will always be a hereafter, either here on this earth, or in the next world to come.
Hebrews 10:26 "For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more a sacrifice for sins, 27) but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and a fierceness of fire which shall devour the adversaries."
So, the question isn't "If Tomorrow Comes", but "When Tomorrow Comes". Live today as if tomorrow will come. Live as if you will find yourself responsible to know good and evil, to know right from wrong, and to know justice. Hallelujah what a Savior!
If today were your last day of existence and tomorrow you were gone--poof--like a vapor. Then the phrase 'grab all the gusto you can, you only go around once' would apply. There would be no right/wrong answers because this is it. There would be no afterlife, and certainly no judgement for good or evil done in this life.
If you have a Christian belief, however, your perspective would be different. No matter how long or short a Christian's life is, there should be the knowledge of good and evil, and as it states in Hebrews 9:27 "And inasmuch as it is appointed unto men once to die, and after this cometh judgment;". As it is there will be justice for things done in this life.
Christians need to live honest honorable lives that point to God and His Son Jesus Christ. Christians need to live as if tomorrow will come, because it will always come. There will always be a hereafter, either here on this earth, or in the next world to come.
Hebrews 10:26 "For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more a sacrifice for sins, 27) but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and a fierceness of fire which shall devour the adversaries."
So, the question isn't "If Tomorrow Comes", but "When Tomorrow Comes". Live today as if tomorrow will come. Live as if you will find yourself responsible to know good and evil, to know right from wrong, and to know justice. Hallelujah what a Savior!
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