Reproach

Hey guys, I know it's been awhile. I'm sorry. It seems that when you try to do something good for the Kingdom the devil will cause us to fill our time elsewhere with other things. Anyway...

I was talking with a guy the other day and the topic of reproach came up. We talked about the verses in Matthew 18.  15-17 talks about pointing out the faults or sins of your brother, one on one at first. If that doesn't work to take one or two brethren with you to witness. Maybe some elders or deacons from the church. Then if that said person doesn't accept we are to explain to the entire church the situation. That's kind of a last resort before he is considered a heathen man or a publican according to the Bible. Sadly, this is the attitude of many Christians today, they feel they are above reproach. Even many leaders and pastors. This is a sign of spiritual maturity I think. Or lack thereof. We should appreciate the fact that our brothers in Christ love us enough to point out where we may be making a mistake. Even though 1 Timothy talks about the overseers being above reproach, none that walk this earth are. Only Jesus can claim that perfection. We all should live the way Paul explained in the next verses, with dignity and respect for Jesus Christ. Striving to be as perfect as we possibly can to achieve our goal, Heaven.

Our relationship with Christ is the most important part of our salvation. Not the amount of books we have read or the knowledge we gain from them. Sometimes I think that knowledge gets in the way of the relationship and gives a false sense of superiority. There's only one on high and that's Jesus.

Get Off Your High Horse!!!

High horse Christians. What are they? They are an epidemic. Too many times people will get on a kick where they feel above all else. It may be the guy you sat beside in the last service you attended, it may be the elderly lady who "does no wrong," it could even be a pastor or a counselor. The Bible tells us that we are to be humble. Humble enough to drop to our knees, give Him our sins, and ask Him to take away our pride. What?!? Take away our pride. Pride is something of the devil and he is using it full throttle to prevent people, even Godly people, from the humility Jesus wants us to have. Satan wants separation of the church. If he can produce as much division as possible, it creates a war basically turning Christians against Christians. We no longer will be humble enough to serve our brothers in a time of need. We will turn them away as if they are below us. We will no longer receive reproach from our brother because we will be the ones who do no wrong. In actuality we are suppose to be a team, an army, fighting AGAINST the devil and FOR the Kingdom of God. And it's not what's happening today. We have a million different denominations causing chaos for young Christians to find a church. We have leaders who use aggressive language or actions because they feel they can and are better than others because their position, not realizing that if it were truly a calling of God they would be more careful to try not to turn people away from Jesus. Wake up people. We are all on the same team, trying to win souls for God. At the end of the day, it doesn't matter if you've spent $100,000 on theology school or if His grace smacked you in the face like a brick wall one day and you lived for Him ever since, we are God's children, and we are suppose to practice love, compassion, and humility. Everywhere. Not just at church or around church people, because Jesus sees it all anyway and if we really had the Holy Spirit, we'd think twice of our actions.


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