Advice from Jesus
“So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.”
Matthew 7:12.
Christian do you practice these words of Jesus?
Because I am close to the American border we get an American television station claiming to be Christian over the air. Sadly they have many programs that at least to my mind are attacking everything from the gay community to Muslims and almost everything in between. They say they are only putting out the facts but that’s not how I see it. Nor for that matter do those who are being attacked.
We have no right to judge others outside the Church. The Apostle Paul says,
“What business is it of mine to judge those outside the church? Are you not to judge those inside?
God will judge those outside. “Expel the wicked man from among you.”
1 Corinthians 5:12,13.
Tony Campolo the American evangelist made a good point when he said,
“We ought to get out of the judging business. We should leave it up to God to determine who belongs in one arena or another when it comes to eternity. What we are obligated to do is to tell people about Jesus, and that's what I do.”
Tony Campolo
That’s what we all should be doing. Jesus made it clear what the job of the Christian is when he said,
“Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
Matthew 28:18-20.
We as Christians cannot make disciples if we are constantly criticizing others. If we are trying to restrict the rights of others even if we disagree with them.
Again to quote Campolo,
“Let us preach Christ, let us be faithful to proclaiming the Gospel, but let's leave judgment in the hands of God.”
Tony Campolo.
Please think about it.
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