Sunday, June 10, 2018

Romans 2


1You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever point you judge another, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things.
When we judge others, it is an easy way to fall into pride. If we notice a fellow brother/sister caught in a sin that they are ignoring or unaware of then we must rebuke them, but out of humility. Often I can think lowly of people who just stay in their own cliques at Church, but as soon as a newcomer comes I just stay to where i'm comfortable and leave the welcoming work to someone else. This is something that I despise and it is possibly my biggest hypocrisy.  Mathew 7:3 "Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay not attention to the plank in your own eye?"

 24 As it is written: “God’s name is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you."
For God to provide me with an abundance of blessings and then end up misrepresenting him might possibly be one of my biggest fears. We are constantly called to be separate from the world and imitate Christ however too often I can act like a pharisee. I long for attention and acknowledgement from others more than I do for my saviour sometimes. If I ignore God's calling or conviction in my life, I dishonour His name. 

No comments:

Post a Comment

The Suffering Servant in Isaiah 53

The Suffering Servant The same god who wrote the new testament wrote the old testament, that’s the way I see it from Isaiah 53. I am a Chris...