John 8:7 So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.
Matthew 7:5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye.
Both of the Scriptures mentioned above refer to the fact that we are supposed to look inwards before referring to, or commenting on someone else regarding their sin.
Nothing bothers me more than a believer who begins to think they are better than another believer, and they assume that they have the right to judge their siblings in the Lord. We are not even supposed to judge people in the world because God is the judge of all mankind.
People will sin because it is human nature, we are all the seed of Adam who made all of man-kind to be sinners, which is why Jesus was sent to the world for the remission of sin. However, knowing the truth and deciding to remain in sin is where judgement will come, when Jesus performed healing Miracles he said “go and sin no more” in addition to the scripture Matthew 12:43-45, which says that falling back in to the same patterns we are set free from can cause us to become much more affected than before in that area of our lives.
Let us all remember the following scripture which is also a guide concerning how we should respond to others in the area of sin, offence and when they require our mercy.
Matthew 6:9-15
9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in Heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy Kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in Heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the Kingdom, and the Power, and the Glory, forever. Amen.
14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
We can pray for people with the intention for them to function better concerning the things of God and as we pray and seek the Lord concerning them he will reveal things that can help us to pray better for them, but everyone wants to dictate the lives of fellow believers in the body of Christ although it is not the will of God.
Even when our brothers and sisters in the Lord offend us we are supposed to have mercy on them so that when we need mercy from the Lord we will receive the same, likewise we can lead people to the Lord and encourage them concerning the things of God yet are not supposed to force anybody to do anything nor heckle them for not wanting to.
People’s hearts and words against each other are so wicked and these days nobody wants to allow God to be God, he is love.
Heaven help us all in Jesus name!
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