Keep Your Integrity! - Do We Ever Reason Like This?

 Sometimes we may find ourselves reasoning the way the doctor did.  Perhaps we are frightened by an unexpected outburst of opposition at school or at work. Or we may find ourselves in an embarrassing situation where we are under pressure to do something that offends our conscience. Taken by surprise, we may be inclined to take the easy way out anddo what we know is wrong, intending to ask for forgiveness later.

Or individuals may tempted by their own wrong inclinations. For example, a young man  may find himself in a situation where he is stongly tempted  to commit immoralituy.  Rather than fight the wrong desire, he may give in, intending to put matters right with God later on. Some have even gone so far as to commit a serious sin despite knowing that would probably be disfellowshipped from the Christian congregation. They have apparently reasoned,  'I'll let a little time go by. Then I will repent and be reinstated. 

All these situations have two things in common.  First, individuals give in rather than struggle to do what is right. Second, they feel that after having done wrong, God will automatically forgive if they just  ask. 

Next time: Keep Your Integrity! - What Is the Right View?

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