Bickering Believers - Sunday, March 30th 2014 Acts 11:1-4 Now the apostles and brethren who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God. And when Peter came up to Jerusalem, those of the circumcision contended with him, saying, You went in to uncircumcised men and ate with them! But Peter explained it to them in order from the beginning, saying: NKJV Christians love to discuss their differences. While I do think some differences need to be discussed, I think we spend way too much time and energy on these discussions. There is so much to do for the Kingdom that we cant afford to waste this time. At the end of this brief season we call life, God will not ask how many arguments we have won, but rather how many souls we have won. Believers accomplish little when arguing with one another. In discord, believers are not winning souls. Instead, they are distracted by other issues and possibly giving a bad witness. Lets not over emphasize our differences but join together and serve side by side. Lets be careful not to argue differences. Instead, lets serve God alongside one another. John 13:35 reads, By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another. Life Lesson: Be careful what you argue about with another believer. Dear God, Help me to love the people You have placed around me in life. Help me not to argue and enter into strife with brothers and sisters. While there are some things worthy of argument, there are many things that are not. Lord, please give me the wisdom to know the difference. In Jesus name, Amen. Living to tell what He died to say, Pastor David McGee Cross the Bridge crossthebridge Scripture quotations marked NKJV™ are taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations marked (NLT) are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, Illinois 60189. All rights reserved. Copyright © 2014 Cross the Bridge. For more life-changing resources visit crossthebridge
Posted on: Sun, 30 Mar 2014 13:27:02 +0000
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