Spiritual Food for Thought: Topic 10
We Are One Body
Jesus Taught Us...
...That there is evil in the world, but He didn't dwell on it.
Jesus came that we might have life and have it more abundantly.
"The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy:
I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly."
John 10:10
He chose the twelve disciples so that we could hear the good news from many different perspectives.
The apostles who preached and wrote the books of the
New Testament wrote from different perspectives as well.
We should not declare one Gospel message as superior to the others.
The Four Gospels teach us, in the broader sense, that these eyewitnesses wrote the same message,
described the same story of the life of Jesus Christ, but spoke to us from four different perspectives.
So many teachers of our present day, often critique the good news
preached by others from a different perspective.
The Bible says "he that hath an ear, let him hear..."
The Holy Spirit is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow.
The Spirit will give us the interpretation of the message,
or the Spirit will guide our hearts away from a message which is not sound doctrine. Trust the Holy Spirit.
We should make no attempt to do the work of the Holy Spirit ourselves. That is not our place.
Whether you preach a ministry of encouragement and hope, preach a ministry of conviction of the soul,
preach a ministry of action and service, preach a ministry of the faith of a mustard seed moving mountains,
preach a ministry of holiness, or preach a ministry of worshipping in spirit and truth, remember what the Bible taught us:
"There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit."
(Romans 8:1)
I have not taken the time to break down exactly what amount of the red letter words
of Jesus tell of evil in the world. Yes, He warned us of the dangers and the wiles of the enemy.
But I truly believe that the majority of the red letter text of the Bible talks of the Kingdom of Heaven
and how to prepare ourselves for The Way ahead of us. The parables of Jesus Christ taught
about how to love our neighbors, how to treat our brothers and sisters, how to please God,
and how to increase our faith and our works of faith.
Even when talking about His own passion, death, and resurrection, He used very few words other than saying
that there will be suffering. The disciples had no idea of the extent of the suffering or the details
and time frame of the trial and crucifixion.
Jesus spoke of the suffering, but He didn't dwell on it.
What I get from this is not to dwell on the evil that exists. Know that evil is out there,
and false teachers are out there. Instead of pondering evil and false teachers,
we can spend our time studying the words of scripture.
Then, trust God who sent the Holy Spirit to lead us in the path that HE wants us to go.
Let us go forth in love, hope, joy, and peace as one body in Christ.
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