Why
do I bring this up? I have observed how we have respect of persons. This is
especially so when it comes to fellow Christians being attacked on social media.
If it’s a person we like being attacked; we will defend them with a vengeance.
If it is someone we do not care for; it seems like the entire body of Christ
will turn a blind eye, a deaf ear and allow the person to be “eaten by wolves.”
The
people see this and (more importantly) God sees it as well. The Lord is NOT
impressed at all with our: great preaching, big conferences, fancy clothes,
raising money, building lavish buildings, latest technology, etc., etc., etc.
What He is impressed with is when we DO His commandments and He has made it
clear that His commandments are to love Him and love people.
Matthew
22:37-40 37Jesus
replied: "'Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your
soul and with all your mind.' 38This is the first and greatest commandment. 39And
the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' 40All the Law and the
Prophets hang on these two commandments."
John
13:35 35By this
everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another."
Galatians
6:10 10Therefore, as
we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who
belong to the family of believers.
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John 3:14 14We know that
we have passed from death to life, because we love each other. Anyone who does
not love remains in death.
These
four Scriptures I just mentioned are NOT the focus of the Church. Even though I
have been fortunate enough for the Church to treat me with respect; I am
totally appalled at how we (on a general basis) handle each other. This applies
to believers of ALL denominations (tongue talking, high church, low church,
black, white, etc.).
It
is only by the grace of God that believers are going to make it in at all. As
the late Bishop C. P. Jones said, we are not “toting fair with Jesus.” We must
change. We must repent. We must have revival now!
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