Rom. 14:10 So why do you condemn another
Christian? Why do you look down on another Christian? Remember, each of us will
stand personally before the judgment seat of God.
This is a very important lesson for us to learn
and remember. We do not have the right
to sit in judgment on other believers.
We do not have the right to put ourselves in higher positions than
others. It is not good for us to think
we are better than other believers. We
are all equal in the sight of God and each of us will stand before the judgment
seat of God and give an account to Him for our lives.
There is a difference between condemning other
believers and holding them responsible for what they do in the name of
Jesus. We dare not let other believers
act irresponsibly in their faith walk within the church. When they sin openly it affects the life of
the church body and her witness in the community. We cannot let anyone sin and get away with
it. We must deal with the matter Biblically and graciously. The goal of all confrontation must be the
restoration of the soul to God.
Aside from matters that must be addressed by the
church body, we have no right to look down on other believers who we may have
issues with. It is not our business to
try and change anyone. We are to live
graciously and peacefully with one another.
We are to love each other in Christ.
Forgiving each other should be the norm and not the exception. We should be quick to put matters of
disagreement behind us and leave them there.
Where we lack the ability to live graciously and
lovingly with one another, we need to ask the Lord to forgive us and help us to
act more like Christ towards one another.
Is there someone you need to ask the Lord to help you act more like Him
towards?
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