The "Army" that "Shoots" its "Wounded"

[WISDOM]

To all you guys: I read some posts that make my blood boil but you guys are on the mark!

Everytime I hear people bashing their brothers for some infraction or pointing the accusing finger of blame, I get in that maternal mindset and become defensive of the poor victim they're bashing.

If we don't all realize that "but for the grace of God, there go I", then the Lord will make us keenly aware of our humble condition. He did me and boy did I eat humble pie...and I mean the "whole pie".

What I learned, (the hard way) from our Father in Heaven is this:

[WISDOM]

I'm sorry that you do not understand.

[Catsmeow]

Can't you all just feel the Holy Spirit working here? I can!  

[WISDOM]

Cat:

I would certainly hope that most will open their hearts and allow HIM to do HIS work within us all....which is a good work!

[Guest C.D. Light]

Wisdom, Cats --I think they Wound them first--THEN they shoot em :thumb:

[Catsmeow]

Wisdom, Cats --I think they Wound them first--THEN they shoot em :thumb:

You got that right!

[Guest shilou]

HI guys Read Judges, the Israelites backslid constantly, and God dwelt with them in his own way, as I'm know he has me when I've fallen off the narrow path. People are capable of hurting me, but it is God who I aim to please and it is when He is upset with me that I really feel convicted. Remember David losing his first born with Bathsheba? We just need to remember the judging is up to God, and so is the conviction. It's our jobs to be Christlike and welcome them with open arms. Christ taught us to pray in a way that says forgive that we may be forgiven, I think thats pretty conditional. God will show us the same care and respect we show others regardless of their state of salvation, or what we may think it is. Now remembering that each and every day is something to work on because the Lord knows how imperfect I am. I do believe the hardest and most rewarding thing I have ever done in my life is to strive to live in accordance with Gods will.

Love in Yeshua's name

Shilou

[Timothy]

Amen deschristen. Solid Biblical post.

[Catsmeow]

Christ taught us to pray in a way that says forgive that we may be forgiven, I think thats pretty conditional. God will show us the same care and respect we show others regardless of their state of salvation, or what we may think it is.

Shilou... most definitely my kind of Christian...Amen and amen!

I sure wish everybody thought like that. Folks are so quick to judge.  I try to be really careful not to fall in that snare.

If a brother is defiant and unrepentent, of course...we can't embrace open rebellion, (Example: out drinking it up every night; smoking crack, gambles the family's income, etc.).

But folks are so hard and quick to condemn when they don't have all the facts. We really have to be very careful, lest we be judged.

Boils down to this...love the sinner but hate the sin.

[Guest shilou]

Hey Cats I think your right. I wish more people would study the OT. It's such a great example of God working in people's lives. Our own existence is played out over and over in their lives there. When people start to judge it is like saying look I'm perfect and your not. It is really quite unbecoming of a Christian to be judgemental, it does not edify God in any way. If someone is out drinking or using crack that is a sign to us that that person is living without the light of Christ. Once we know that it is up to us to shed some light in a dark place. Many times we will have no idea if it took root, and we don't need to know, we just have to bring the light, not control how it shines. I like the OT because it does not say wipe the dust from my feet after two times of saying it. God saved the Israelites countless times after they had abandoned Him. I'll take my lead from God. I have a girl I work with that drinks too much. I think I have probably shared my experience with God with her over 100 times, just recently she has started asking me questions. She does not live with me so she doesn't effect my life in any way, so I do not feel the need to control whether or not she gets saved. I only feel prompted by the Spirit to say something and it flows. God has not once told me to shut up and judge her, or just forget it shes not worth the time. We as Christians so often think we are special because of our status as saved people. What we really are is Gods worker bees to bring others to Him. There is a battle being waged between Satan and God over the souls of people and when we see someone in the clutches of Satan it is a horrible place for them to be. Compassion would be more like the thing we should feel for them, not judgement. I've been in Satans hand and all I had was misery, I feel for anyone that lives in that kind of darkness.

Love in Yeshua's name

Shilou