In his book Life’s Sentence, Chuck Colson says this: “We humans obviously have a problem of maintaining a steady level of spiritual fidelity. One solution is the continual checking and encouragement of a Christian friend.” He came to that conclusion when he was going to his first television interview concerning his book Born Again. He began to realize how arrogant he could become, so he went to a Christian friend and said, “I want you to check on me. Listen to what I have to say. I want you to criticize me and help keep me on track.”
I’m here to say that as a Christian, you too are going to have trouble maintaining a steady spiritual life. You need the checking and the encouragement of a brother or sister in Christ. Why don&r...