Quote:
Originally Posted by UntoHim
It's easy and very spiritual sounding for one Christian or Christian group to say they receive others, but the proof is in our actions.
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That's true brother, the proof is in our actions. Perhaps the Lord was merciful, and exposed to brother Lee his true condition at the end, and perhaps not. Perhaps he repented a little, perhaps more, and perhaps not enough. It is for God to judge him now, and not us - and that whether we judge him fair (as those who embrace that ministry do), or false.
We
must move forward, and recognize that regardless of where this brother's position was, we are called on to fulfill the doing of this word: because that word about receiving isn't Lees - it's Christs:
Hebrews 13:1 "
Keep on loving one another as brothers and sisters."
1 Peter 2:17 "
Honor all men, love the brotherhood, fear God, honor the king."
Let us
truly be those who receive others. This does not mean we receive only those who are not under the authority of Anaheim, but also those who still are. This doesn't mean we don't stand for the Truth - on the contrary, we don't just stand for it - we Live it. Only by demonstrating the genuine Christian life - the life that receives in grace, in humility, in love, all members of His Body, both great and small - can we hope to show others a clearer way into a true relationship with Him. A relationship that isn't about just sitting and receiving; a relationship about moving and being and living His life out here and now - according to Him.
Our Christian life isn't a life of simple ease and enjoyment. His life wasn't, and it is His life we are called to live out; His life He wants to live out in us.
Do not mistake me, I do not say in receiving that we ought not admonish or reprove those who are in error. If we love them, then in fact we must expose to them the Truth - regardless of whether or not they will receive it.... But we must be careful that when we speak, we "
speak The truth in Love.", for who is won to the cause of Christ through insult and attack... and if we fight fire with fire, then how can we claim to be anything more than what we ourselves abhor?
In Christ,
Ray