Please those who have been vaccinated stop judging and accusing those who choose not to AND, those who have not been vaccinated please stop looking down your nose at those who choose to be vaccinated.
Satan loves the infighting that is happening in the church, after all, it was he who plants hostile thoughts and superior attitudes in the minds of those who trust themselves and false news sources more than they trust Christ.
Both sides have sinned in their attitudes as though they know more than God.
The loving and mature thing to do is do as you are led by the Holy Spirit and leave everyone else to God, do not judge them, do not rail upon them as though they are foolish, and never ever presume you know more than God.
Pride deceives the mind, twists the thoughts, and comes from the devil and the flesh, it is of no value, and worst of all it drives people to treat others disrespectfully.
John 13:34 "34 "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another."
Luke 6:31"And as you wish that others would do to you, do so to them."
Ephesians 4:29-32
"Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you."
Romans 12:10 "Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor."
1 Peter 3:8-12 "Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind. Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing. For “Whoever desires to love life and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit; let him turn away from evil and do good; let him seek peace and pursue it. For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”
Romans 14:9-11 "…9 For this reason Christ died and returned to life, that He might be the Lord of both the dead and the living. 10 Why, then, do you judge your brother? Or why do you belittle your brother? For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat. 11 It is written: “As surely as I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow before Me; every tongue will confess to God.”…
Those who belittle or badger others for not thinking like them without solid Biblical evidence for what they believe are walking self-righteously and not in love.
What does love look like?
1 Corinthians 13:4-8 "4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
8 Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away."
Matthew 22:36-40
36 “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?”
37 And He said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’
38 This is the great and foremost commandment.
39 The second is like it, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’
40 Upon these two commandments hang the whole Law and the Prophets.”
Those who are prideful stir up division in the body for no other reason than to elevate self, it ruins the fellowship and demeans and mocks brothers and sisters who love the Lord, this is sin!
I have never seen so much biting and devouring among believers as I have seen in the past two years. Perhaps this has something to do with the apostasy in the church, the pretenders are working hard to undermine and misuse the word of God as they walk in disobedience to Christ.
May those who have been victims of harassment by those who desire to be superior to others be comforted by these words. May they not return reviling for reviling but rather walk in love no matter how they are treated by those who love their pride. May the attacks of the devil not deter the victims from obeying Christ.
May those who have walked proudly and disrespectfully repent in humility to be cleansed by God.
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