How Can I Evaluate Whether I’m Doing Enough for the Lord?
Feb 12, 2024
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Learn how to assess your level of involvement in serving the Lord. Does failing to warn others mean trouble on judgment day? Can Christians use Mormon resources for family research without embracing their theology? Discussing belief differences when doing genealogical work.
Believers should focus on serving the kingdom in any capacity and not obsess over specific spiritual gifts.
Our entire lives are given to God, and everything we do should be done to the glory of God, eliminating the need for distinct categories of church-related activities and other duties.
Deep dives
Key Point 1: Evaluating one's service to the Lord
An average believer must consider their obligations in various areas of life, including providing for oneself and one's family, spending time with family, and being faithful in relationships. Additionally, making oneself fruitful to the body of Christ, often through the local church, is essential. Rather than obsessing over specific spiritual gifts, the focus should be on giving what one has and being involved in serving the kingdom in any capacity. As Christians gain more clarity about their unique interests and capabilities, they can specialize and contribute more effectively.
Key Point 2: Doing enough for the Lord
The idea of doing enough for the Lord needs to be understood within the context of the Gospel. Believers should not feel pressured to earn their worthiness before God through their efforts. Instead, our entire lives are given to God, and everything we do should be done to the glory of God. Therefore, there is no need to separate our lives into distinct categories of church-related activities and other duties. A holistic perspective recognizes that every duty and action can be an opportunity to serve others and bring glory to God.
Key Point 3: Using LDS resources for family research
Using LDS resources for genealogical research can be a matter of personal discernment. While LDS resources have been helpful in enabling people to explore their family history, it's important to be aware of potential exposure to LDS theology and beliefs. For those with weak convictions or limited understanding of the differences between Christianity and LDS theology, caution and further grounding may be necessary. However, the use of such resources can also provide an opportunity to engage in meaningful conversations about faith, share the differences between LDS beliefs and biblical Christianity, and present the true Gospel message.
Questions about how to evaluate whether you are “doing enough for the Lord,” whether Ezekiel 3:18 indicates you will be in trouble on judgment day if you didn’t tell someone the gospel before they died, and whether it’s okay for a Christian to use Latter-day Saint resources to do family research.
What advice would you give me as an average believer to evaluate whether I am doing enough for the Lord and serving him enough?
Since God tells Ezekiel in Ezekiel 3:18 that if he doesn’t warn people, and they die in their sin, their blood will be on his hands, does that mean I’ll be in trouble on judgment day because someone I used to help died in a fight before I could talk to him about Christ?
Is it okay for a Christian to use Latter-day Saint (Mormon) resources to do family research, or would he be opening himself up to LDS theology by spending time there?
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