December 22, 2008 Psalm 15

What the Lord Demands
"Lord, who may enter your Holy Tent? Who may live on your holy mountain? Only those who are innocent and who do what is right. Such people speak the truth from their hearts and do not tell lies about others. They do no wrong to their neighbors and do not gossip. They do not respect hateful people but honor those who honor the Lord. They keep their promises to their neighbors, even when it hurts. They do not charge interest on money they lend and do not take money to hurt innocent people. Whoever does all these things will never be destroyed."
-Psalm 15-

This passage is about those who may enter the Kingdom of God. Verse 2 describes the inside of the "believers," what God sees in us. Only God knows the true righteousness of our hearts. Verses 3-5 show the outside of the "believers," how we act to each other, what we can see among each other. This is a very short and sweet passage, directly stating what believers are like and what they should be like to be able to enter the Kingdom of God, Heaven!