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BLIND LEADING THE BLIND – BOTH WILL FALL
LORD’S DAY, MAY 24
Luke 6:37-45
Memory verse: Luke 6:40
“…but every one that is perfect
shall be as his master.”
BLIND LEADING THE BLIND – BOTH WILL FALL
Generally, people like to tell others what to do. One does not seem to realise that when he does so he is conforming the other person into his own image, except when the counsel is according to the Holy Scriptures. When the counsel is according to the Holy Scriptures, he teaches the person to be like Christ. He conforms more and more to the image of Christ every time he obeys godly counsel.
However, when the unconverted gives worldly counsel, or counsel of man, it is the blind leading the blind. Both of them will fall into the ditch, i.e. into hell in the Christian context. All his so-called wisdom leads to vanity and death. There is no deliverance from sin and death outside of the Christ of the Bible. Any professing believer who teaches doctrines outside of the Bible is saying he is above his Master i.e. Jesus Christ. But the Lord says this is impossible because no one can be above Christ.
When the believer is perfect, i.e. obeying God’s Word, Jesus says he shall be as his Master, i.e. like Christ. He has been blessed with the mind of Christ at salvation. He can understand the Bible and fill his new mind with the knowledge of God. He speaks and behaves like Christ when he lives his life in light of God’s Word. Like his Master, he can lead others because he is no longer spiritually blind. He shares with the sinner the Gospel of Christ. He teaches other believers more of God’s truth, helping them to be more like Christ in all their relationships as if Christ Himself was teaching them. His holy life evidences the work of the Holy Spirit who dwells in him.
All born-again believers must ensure they live holy lives even as they teach others who Christ is according to the Bible. They must study the Word of God diligently and thoroughly. They can be like Christ if they teach all things from the Bible. They must think twice before they tell anyone what to do for fear of becoming the blind leading the blind, and both falling into the ditch. In these last days, with more professing believers than genuine believers, all professing believers must take care of their own salvation before they tell others they can be saved in Christ.
THOUGHT: Is my life lived according to the Holy Scriptures?
PRAYER: Father, may I not lead anyone blindly into hell.