Rom. 12:16 Live in harmony
with each other. Don't try to act
important, but enjoy the company of ordinary people. And don't think you know it all! NLT
Churches seem to be
the worst offenders of this verse. Some
church bodies are so into their own world that they will not fellowship with
anyone else. They think that to do so
would put their doctrinal position into jeopardy. They fear that they might think differently
about things and no longer stand on solid Biblical ground. Thus, they choose not to fellowship with
other church bodies or work with them for the advancement of the Gospel.
Living in harmony
with one another is often difficult and not done. Rather than work through issues, there is the
tendency to just break fellowship with one another. It happens a lot within the church. One may sit next to someone in church and
even serve alongside of them, but be out of fellowship with them. Such living is sin.
Some try to act
important in the church. They get the
idea because of what they do or have accomplished in life that they are better
than others. In God's family, no one is
any more important than anyone else.
Period. No one is worthy of being
exalted to a higher status than anyone else.
Instead, we are to enjoy each other's fellowship. Church life would be so much more enjoyable
for everyone if we would do this.
Protect your
soul. Don't think you know it all; you
don't. No matter how much you may have
learned about life, the Scriptures, how to apply them, and people, you don't
know it all. We are all in the learning
process. There is so much more to learn
than what you think you know. Don't let
your knowledge puff you up; it is sin.
Humbly use what you
do know for the honor and glory of Christ, learn what you can, and never forget
there are always going to be those who know more than you do and can do more
things you can and do them better. Live
in harmony with others and you will enjoy your life a whole lot more.
No comments:
Post a Comment