No excuses
People have many
different reasons for rejecting the gospel. A common one is to blame Christians
for something they did or did not do. The critics say, ‘I know a Christian who
treated me poorly.’ Or, ‘I went to church and no one talked to me.’
Indeed Christians
arent’ perfect, and many can be bad examples. [including myself] but blaming
others doesn’t remove one’s accountability to God.
The truth of the gospel doesn’t depend on
the way others live out their faith. Salvation is abt Jesus alone. Rom 10:9
says ‘if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart
that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.’
Some ppl may use
imperfect Christians as an excuse to reject the gospel. But they certainly
can’t point a finger of blame at Jesus. He is sinless and perfect in every way.
Pilate said of Him, ‘I have found no fault in this man’. Jesus did what no one
else could do – He suffered death on the cross to provide salvation for all who
believes in Him. That makes it tough for someone to say, ‘I am not going to
become a Christian because I don’t like what Jesus did.’
Don’t get
sidetracked by looking at the faults of others. Look to Jesus. He alone is the
way to HEAVEN.
(Quoted
from ‘Our daily Bread’ Oct 5 Friday 2007)
When I flipped
through this quarterly daily bread I was impressed by the points he has pinned
point. Cos lately I have gone back to a very moody condition in my workplace
after the LAN visit. I felt terribly guilty for teaching the students to lie
and it was so hard for me to decide. I was also told to lie to the graphic
panels and those ppl are very professionals and very experienced in this line.
Plus I have resentments towards some ppl in my church… when I settle down n
think through abt this article indirectly I was the type of person being
describe here. Although I have been a re-born Christian I still judge on those
Christians thinking why are there still other Christians never show affection
and do not practice what they preached isn’t it such a hypocrisy? I asked
myself…
And the funny
thing is the Holy Spirit would ask me back, why do I keep judging others and
complain about how they should behave or should not behave?? When all the while
there is a huge plank in my own eyes? Haven’t I see myself as imperfect too??
Then why do I judge others? And true enough that there is no point keep
comparing how good or how bad we are cos after all salvation is betwn an
individual with Christ. Only Christ alone will decide who can enter His
heavenly Kingdom. For it is said that for what we use to measure 2 others, it
will also be used to measure on us. What I need to do now is learn to let go
and do not be so calculative to ppl who I find offensive. Knowing that church
is a place full of sinners n imperfect human beings who are going through
spiritual construction. Only the sick needs to find a doctor, the same goes to a
sinner who needs the forgiveness of Christ and that is His purpose, save the
sinners. And I am also not exceptional. No excuse.
I’m one of ur cell group member under Wisdom group. I used to focus on men and not to Jesus Christ alone. Even now, sometimes I still have struggles but the lesson that I learn is human have weaknesses, sometimes it’s my own fault rather than others. I am the type that is hard to express myself well and like to keep my own feeling to myself. That’s why ppl find that it’s hard to approach me… Love is the most important thing in life and I am still learning.
yin ping said this on November 20, 2007 at 10:18 am