By His grace, what the radical life of Christ should look in an American context!

In my line of business accurate information is essential so any confusion in the line of communication can lead to catastrophic errors and issues. I had the experience of a one day delay in processing invoicing because of just such a miscommunication.

Rates are everything in our field and if hundreds of entries hit our payroll system on the wrong rates its a disaster. Fortunately, the error was caught before the bill was sent but it did cause delay in the entire billing process in the middle of our fall outages which makes things a little hectic and stressful.

Accuracy of information and communication is equally essential to the proper functioning of Christ’s church. The author of Hebrews tells us:

“Remember your leaders who have spoken God’s word to you. As you carefully observe the outcome of their lives, imitate their faith.” -Hebrews 13:7

According to this text, we should take care whom we allow to mentor us. We should only allow someone to impact us on that level if we see the outcome of holiness and righteousness in their lifestyle. We can choose whom we imitate in the faith and we should do so with care as we watch their lifestyle.

Put simply, we should examine their walk to see if they are living accurately to the teachings of Christ before we allow them to mentor our lives in regards to the faith.

“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.” -Hebrews 13:8

Consistency is key when it comes to living out our faith. We serve a God who has ALWAYS been the same and who never changes. So those who we choose to imitate in their walk with Christ should exhibit the same consistency that we know flows from the Holy Spirit.

Jesus lived accurately to His character, the Law and His mission.

“Don’t be led astray by various kinds of strange teachings; for it is good for the heart to be established by grace and not by foods, since those involved in them have not benefited.” -Hebrews 13:9

The final point of accuracy comes to the teachings. Many foolish teachers have, since Christ’s time, tried to lead astray His people. In particular focus in this text is the teaching of Judaism concerning foods, probably concerning the eating of unclean foods by Christ followers.

The author of Hebrews remind His readers that foods bring no one into grace, it’s a gift that God establishes in the hearts of His followers. Accurate living isn’t about the foods we eat, but about dwelling in His grace.

As we seek to live accurately in our walk of faith we need to surround ourselves with other believers who are living accurately as well.