I Cor. 8:2-3 Anyone who claims to know all the answers doesn't
really know very much. But the person who loves God is the one God knows and
cares for. NLT
It is so easy to
develop the mindset that we know all that we need to know or that what we do
know is always the right answer to every issue. Let's be honest. We think we
know it all. The longer we live in faith, the more self-assured we become. We
like our doctrine and strongly believe that we have the right understanding of
Scripture. We grow up and are trained to see things a certain way and close our
thinking to any other way of thinking. We don't want to think too much about
things and so we make up our minds on matters and that is that. We are right
and the rest of the Church is wrong. We criticize and judge those who think and
live differently than we do. We refuse to have fellowship with those who might
be different enough that they become a threat to our thinking. We refuse to
embrace the wholeness of the body of Christ in all of its diversity, because
they are not "one of us."
We need to hear what
today's text is saying to us. We don't know it all. No one has perfect
knowledge and understanding. No one can claim to have all the pieces of the
puzzle of truth nailed down. No amount of education is going to provide answers
to issues that the Lord does not clearly reveal. There are truths that are
hidden in the mind of God. We can see things differently and still be united at
the foot of the cross.
There are things that will only be known in
heaven. We filter our understanding through our experiences and upbringings of
life. It is okay to not agree on our understanding of things, but it is not
okay to disagree disagreeably. As long as Jesus is our Savior and Lord, we are
family and should be embraced as such.
We need to love each
other, support each other, encourage each other, and rejoice with each other as
we serve the Lord.
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