This last weekend was Easter weekend, and I was fortunate enough to have my parents visit me all the way from Alpena! My dad and I were catching up and got into a great discussion about his childhood as a Catholic follower of Christ and all of the gruff he got because of his denominational beliefs. Once he moved to Alpena he found the Catholic churches there to be inactive and stagnate and decided to try out a different denomination that seemed to be actively pursuing God's heart for that city. He noticed that in this transition that many Catholics looked down on him and gave him gruff. No matter what denomination he was a part of, other denominations gave him gruff and both sides at one point or another told him he was going to hell because of the church that he belonged to! Unbelievable.
"Accept him whose faith is weak without passing judgement on disputable matters" - Romans 14:1
"God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble"-Proverbs 3:24
"My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires." - James 1:19-20
"Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you." Matthew 7:1-2
In the Bible, Satan is call "the accuser of the brethren". He does a great job at it and does not need our help. Love your Christian brothers and sisters and get to know them without passing judgement over disputable matters. Be slow to speak and quick to listen, and be humble. God bless
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