Joel M Bradshaw

11Beloved, do not imitate evil but imitate good. Whoever does good is from God; whoever does evil has not seen God.–3 John

1. YOU IMITATE SOMEONE OR SOMETHING. TAKE A MOMENT AND THINK ABOUT THE MOST PROFOUND INFLUENCE OR INFLUENCER IN YOUR LIFE.
2. GOOD AND EVIL ARE CLEARLY LINKED TO GOD HERE. GOD’S WORD DEFINES STANDARDS OF GOOD AND EVIL.
3. IF YOU DO GOOD ACCORDING TO THOSE STANDARDS, YOU ARE IMITATING GOD.
4. IF YOU DO EVIL ACCORDING TO THOSE STANDARDS, YOU ARE IMITATING ANOTHER INSTEAD.
5. TO BE FAITHFUL TO GOD INVOLVES FOLLOWING THE STANDARDS AND BOUNDARIES HE HAS GIVEN US IN THE BIBLE. WHO DO YOU IMITATE AND BY WHAT STANDARDS DO YOU DO SO?–JMB