![]() We have to see that we don’t preach a theology of sympathy, but the theology of a Saviour from sin.” I thought it was a terrific and thoroughly biblical quote which all of us could benefit from and be blessed by. The quote of his which I posted, without any commentary, was this: “Our Lord never sympathised with sin he came to ‘proclaim liberty to the captives,’ a very different thing. He was also the author of the famous book of daily devotions, My Utmost for His Highest. He was a tremendous man of God noted for his close walk with God and his emphasis on biblical holiness and purity. Thus it just did not occur to me that simply citing such folk could somehow actually offend other believers.įor example, I once posted a quote from Oswald Chambers. We are told in so many places in Scripture to exhort one another, encourage one another, spur one another on to more fully and deeply love Christ. So I often quote from these great saints in the hope of encouraging other believers. I would think that all believers would be blessed by such great men and women of God. I love some of the great men and women of God who sought God with all their heart, who sought holiness, who hated sin, and who loved righteousness. But what can be especially discouraging is when I simply quote a Scripture or cite a great man of God, and still get rebuked for doing this! That I find most puzzling indeed. To be honest, I probably quite often deserve to be. ![]() Now I expect to be criticised from other believers. ![]() But it simply baffles me how judgmental these folks can be all the while saying how very wrong and unbiblical it is to be judgmental! It would be one thing if they practiced what they preached – one might be able to receive their words easier that way. They will attack others, criticise others, judge others, accuse others, often in a rather unloving and ungracious manner – all in the name of love and grace of course. The ironic thing is, often these believers who go on and on about how we should never judge and never point the finger and never accuse and never be critical tend to do exactly that. It seems we have so bought into the spirit of the age in which we are to tolerate everything and judge nothing that to simply uphold God’s righteous and just standards turns us into heartless legalists and cold judges. I find this rather amazing and really have a hard time comprehending how believers can take this stance. ![]() They attack you and accuse you of being unloving and judgmental. They really do think you are being legalistic when you even quote a Bible passage on this topic or quote a great saint who writes about the holy life. This is because to simply seek to stand up for God’s holiness and for God’s holy standards for us today will result in some believers criticising you. I thought it was a great line and a great idea. And here I refer just to criticisms from other believers.Ī while ago someone set up a page on a social networking site called “Hating sin doesn’t make me a legalist: it makes me a Christian”. They don’t like the controversy and opposition which so often can come in response. I guess that is why so many believers keep everything to themselves. Have you ever done something with the best of Christian intentions, only to get rebuked for it by other believers? Have you ever sought to encourage others in God, only to get criticised for doing so? It really can be quite a painful and discouraging experience.īut I guess that is the risk any believer takes when he speaks out about his faith.
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