Monday, October 14, 2013

Christians Vs. Christians


I find that Christians are often ready to jump down the throats of those other Christians who are less knowledgable, less tolerant, more sheltered, of more conservative or liberal backgrounds (depending on which side you’re more opposed to), because they think it makes them cooler (or even better) Christians.
No Christian has a right to point the finger at another Christian and say “I’m better than you because I have my faith and my reasons more figured out than you.” Aren’t we all figuring this out? Aren’t we all “work[ing] out [our] salvation with fear and trembling”? (Philippians 2:12).
"By this everyone will know you are my disciples, if you love one another." (John 13:35) Don’t get me wrong, correction isn’t a bad thing. By all means correct, criticize, and educate the church - but do these things FOR the church, in order to build it up, not tear it down. Remember, if you don’t have love, you don’t have anything (1 Corinthians 13).