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Love one another!

 

I was disappointed recently to hear of a new Christian who was slagged publicly by other ‘Christian’ women because of her past. Christians are supposed to love and support each other. I can’t help but wonder if these women are baby Christians too, even if they have been going to church for a long time. Paul says it well in 1 Corinthians 3:1-3 when he said that the members of the church in Corinth were not yet ready for spiritual meat. He gave them spiritual milk because they were still worldly with jealousy and quarrelling.

I wonder what Jesus would say to these women, if the new Christian lost her salvation because of them? I wouldn’t want to be in their shoes!

 

‘Do not judge, or you too will be judged. 2 For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.

3 “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? 4 How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? 5 You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.’ (Matthew 7:1-5 NIV).

 

Guess what ladies? ‘All have sinned and come short of the glory of God’. Yep, that means you and me. We have all sinned. Does God think one sin is worse that another? Well scripture suggests that God does see some sins as greater than others, but nevertheless any sin is an act of rebellion towards God. This new Christian woman has repented of her sins and asked God’s forgiveness. She has accepted salvation through faith in the work Jesus did for her on the cross. She is a new creation in Christ and deserves love from other Christians. This is particularly difficult for her as her old friends are also slagging her for becoming a Christian. She is caught in the middle for making the best decision of her life.

The Bible gives us many scriptures about loving one another. I challenge Christians to do this even though it can be difficult sometimes.

Take care and God bless.

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