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Degrees of Commitment
Bible study on commitment.

There are degrees of commitment. One person may be committed to a project as long as it does not take too much time or energy; while another person may be committed to the same project at the expense of worldly fame and possessions.

The fact is, we cannot make the greatest commitment to everything. It is impossible to make each aspect of life our number one priority. Therefore, we must predetermine the degree of commitment we have toward any one thing.

Paradidomi is translated "committed" in 1 Peter 2:23 (KJV, NKJV). It literally means "I give." A personal commitment is to give yourself to the person or thing under consideration.

Jesus is our example of commitment. The Bible reveals His commitment (paradidomi) to God and to mankind (1 Pet. 2:23). Jesus' commitment on earth was to give His life (Jn. 19:30; Eph. 5:2, 25) for the sins of man because it was the will of His Father and because He loved us.

Paul says: "Therefore be followers of God as dear children. And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma" (Eph. 5:2). Christ's commitment was to die for us.

Christ's commitment was to death. And we should have the same commitment toward God because of love - committed even to death.

Christians must die to sin (Gal. 2:20; Rom. 6:5-8). But, we must also be ready to physically die for the sake of Christ - because of love.

Jesus says: "Be faithful until death, and I will give you a crown of life" (Rev. 2:10). "If anyone desires to come after Me, let Him deny Himself, and take up His cross, and follow Me. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. For what is a man profited if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul" (Matt. 16:24-26)?

When Jesus came to earth, His commitment was to die for our sins. He requires the same commitment of each person who desires to follow after Him - death to sin. And, if times of great persecution come upon us, this commitment may require physical death.

Are you a Christian? What is your commitment to God? Does your manner of life reflect having died to sin? Are you committed to die for Christ?