2 Timothy 1:13
YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN NEWS CLIPS on the evening news of men in white protective gear, looking like astronauts preparing for a moonwalk with breathing apparatus in place, driving to remove some radioactive substance or pollutant that jeopardizes the public. Chances are you've seen the toxic warning signs there black symbol against a bright yellow background.
The word toxic comes from a Latin word toxic that means "poison" it was related to the word that ancient Greeks used for a bow and arrow.Today, there are many toxic substances that the ancient have never seen. The word is applied to far more than chemicals that are sprayed in your environment. The adjective toxic can also be applied to religion, to your thinking, to friendship that have gone bad even to your marriage that is slowly dying.
Far more is polluted today than your water and food. Life has become toxic and when you don't recognize the symptoms and know how to fight the toxicity of our age, you slowly become a victim.
As surprising as it may seem to you the bible has a lot to say about toxicity in our relationship and our faith. Never embracing a "believe whatever you want," or "embrace the God within you," or do the best you can under the circumstances," the Bible gives clear direction about what is to be embraced and what is to be rejected. Reject the toxic. Embrace the pure.
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