Our way of life
I read a verse this morning with which I was very familiar, have known for decades, but in a different translation than I usually read. It is Ephesians 2:10. The translation I am accustomed to is, "For we were created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which He prepared in advance for us to do." In that translation, it's all about the good deeds that we do. But in the NRSV, the verse reads like this: "For we are what He has made us, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand to be our way of life." Our way of life. Wow! To me that takes on a whole new meaning. I've written many times here in this blog and in my books that God's main aim in saving us is to then form the image of Christ in us. Out of that relationship and transformation, we do good works for Him, from His Spirit in us. I think there is a huge difference between seeing "good works" as individual items that we check off our to do list, and ...
