Via Church

When we take God up on His grace offered to us through faith in the work of Jesus Christ on the cross, we become citizens of another kingdom. As such, our attitudes, actions, relationships, and very lives should reflect the values of God’s kingdom rather than the world’s. When our goal is status in the world’s system and we are willing to do whatever it takes to get people’s approval – our lives and faith will be headed in opposite directions. This will dilute the unbiased love that Christ followers are to have for all people regardless of what they can or cannot do for us. James states that this puts us in a position opposed to God. He tells us that we have two choices: follow the ways of earth or follow the ways of Jesus’ Kingdom in heaven.