Lesson 8. Filters
Your car is equipped with a number of filters—air filter, oil filter, and gas filter. Some cars also have a filter for the air conditioning unit. Filters by definition clean dirt from contaminating the thing they are filtering. The air filter insures that clean air enters the cylinders. The oil filter keeps the oil clean. The gas filter catches any contaminants that are in the gas. And the air conditioning filter makes sure that passengers and driver breath fresh, clean air. I used to change the air filter and oil filter myself, but now I leave it to the kids at the quick oil change garage.
The world around us is filled with things that can contaminate your life. Things like pornography, drugs, alcohol, and coarse language. Television, movies, and the internet all carry their share of contaminants. As Christians we need to filter out of our lives all those things that soil our witness and make us unclean in our hearts and minds. The filter that we use is the Bible. The word of God and the teachings of Jesus are our standard. By applying this filter to everything we encounter we can determine whether they are clean or dirty.
Psalm 119:9
How can a young person stay on the path of purity?
By living according to your word.
By living according to your word.
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