You ever heard the saying that Christians have a bad habit of killing their wounded?
I use to say that, with a sense of removal and superiority. After all, I'm open-minded and accepting. I understand fully that our sins are equal in God's eyes. But a part of me still felt elevated above these pharasaical litigators offering no quarter for the recurrent sinner.
It's only been lately that I realized that the legalists throwing around rules and judgment are the wounded too, and act out of defensiveness or a desire for control- and I've been more than willing to condemn them.
Simple message- always be compassionate. If only understanding it were the same as DOING it.
You ever heard the saying that Christians have a bad habit of killing their wounded?
I use to say that, with a sense of removal and superiority. After all, I'm open-minded and accepting. I understand fully that our sins are equal in God's eyes. But a part of me still felt elevated above these pharasaical litigators offering no quarter for the recurrent sinner.
It's only been lately that I realized that the legalists throwing around rules and judgment are the wounded too, and act out of defensiveness or a desire for control- and I've been more than willing to condemn them.
Simple message- always be compassionate. If only understanding it were the same as DOING it.