Students are notorius for pushing the boundaries. If your jaw just dropped, you've undoubtedly been eating dinner at 3:30p for far too long. If not, you work with teenagers or, God help you, parent them. If that be the case, you know this is true. Students seem to live to push the limits. Why should I wear a helmet on my bike traveling 86 miles per hour down a hill that so steep I'm actually riding upside down? Why should I chew my food before I swallow? Why should I respect my body as well as my girlfriend's body and not enter into a sexual relationship before marriage?
Unfortunately, the desire for "the line" is rooted in sin. And even worse, they've learned this from us, as their leader and examples (parents, ministers, teachers, bus drivers, and everyone else). Speed limits are a perfect example. What would happen if there were no speed limits? Some of us would cruise at the same speeds we do now, arriving safely at our desired destination. Others would take this opportunity to push their cars to the limit and utilize that chance to get where they need to be as fast as humanly possible. Is there a benefit in that or do they just flirt with death?
In the same way, in pushing the limits of sin, are we growing closer in our relationship with Jesus or are we flirting with death? If our questions always revolve around "the line," which direction are we facing? Are we focused on Christ or the boundaries behind us? As opposed to wondering the location of "the line," why do we not ask ourselves what in our life stimulates our affection for Jesus? Perhaps if we focused on him and not our sinful nature, we could walk in his likeness all the more.
So, do you still want to know where is the line?
Unfortunately, the desire for "the line" is rooted in sin. And even worse, they've learned this from us, as their leader and examples (parents, ministers, teachers, bus drivers, and everyone else). Speed limits are a perfect example. What would happen if there were no speed limits? Some of us would cruise at the same speeds we do now, arriving safely at our desired destination. Others would take this opportunity to push their cars to the limit and utilize that chance to get where they need to be as fast as humanly possible. Is there a benefit in that or do they just flirt with death?
In the same way, in pushing the limits of sin, are we growing closer in our relationship with Jesus or are we flirting with death? If our questions always revolve around "the line," which direction are we facing? Are we focused on Christ or the boundaries behind us? As opposed to wondering the location of "the line," why do we not ask ourselves what in our life stimulates our affection for Jesus? Perhaps if we focused on him and not our sinful nature, we could walk in his likeness all the more.
So, do you still want to know where is the line?
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