A
depiction of the parable of the Pharisee and the Publican
Today,
reply is on spiritual authority, humility, and responding to the
challenges, criticism, and condemnation of Christian believers by
secular people in America. The class of “secular people” is
understood as a broad social segment that may include agnostics,
atheists, complainers, disbelievers, idolaters, mockers, murmurers,
scorners, and those who routinely judge others. Without discernment
that develops gradually through practice, even mature Christian
believers can not correctly and consistently identify those who are
the true vessels of spirit substance imparted from the makeup of GOD.
Sinners who become “born again” are not immediately flawless or
perfected; and all are cautioned against judging one another.
Aspects of ones inborn spirit (e.g., pride; selfishness;
stubbornness) may continue to oppose the fresh endowment from GOD
indefinitely. The born again also must “grow up again;” and
become mature/ripe for harvest at the coming of Jesus. While
gradually growing as developing believers, there will be many times
they will come under chastisement from GOD. Thus, it is written:
Psalms 19: 12-14, King James Version, KJV: 12 Who can understand
his
errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults.
13 Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins;
let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I
shall be innocent from the great transgression. 14 Let the words of
my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight,
O LORD,
my strength, and my redeemer. A writer in the “Yahoo! Answers”
Religion and Spirituality public forum who uses the ID “JSG”
(Level 1 with 4 points, a member since March 28, 2019) posted the
following:
Christians:
Why do secular think they have a right to tell Christians how to act
and what to do?
Hi.
I am a Christian and I don't get it. I am an American and Americans
have freedom of religion and freedom of expression. When secular
people express their views and opinions that seems to be fine, but
when a Christian does the same thing, especially when it's about
something he doesn't like, it seems like sometimes secular people are
quick to vilify him?
Why?
Some
secular people are quick to tell Christians what the Bible says. I
wonder where they get their nerve from.
If
you're not Saved and you're trying to tell me what the Bible says,
I'm not interested in what you have to say. That's not a secular
person's place to try to tell me what the Word says, or to tell me to
adhere to the Word.
Please
help- thank you.
Update:
Christians: Why do secular people think they have a right to tell
Christians how to act and what to do? - FIXED.
THE
GOLDEN ARROW: Your words have been stout against me, saith the LORD.
Yet ye say, What have we spoken so much against thee?
Ye have said, It is vain to serve God: and what profit is
it that we have kept his ordinance, and that we have walked
mournfully before the LORD of hosts? And now we
call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea,
they that tempt God are even delivered. Then they that feared
the LORD spake often one to another: and the
LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book
of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD,
and that thought upon his name. And they shall be mine, saith the
LORD of hosts, in that day when I make up my
jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that
serveth him. Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous
and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him
not. (Malachi 3: 13-18, King James Version, KJV)
THE
DOUBLE DAGGER: Suffering Among the Saved (03/12/2019); Divine Fruit
From Suffering? (12/19/2018); Serving In Christian Relationships
(08/31/2018); Recognizing True Christian Prophets (02/26/2018); To
Bear Wrongs Patiently? (02/13/2018); Rebirth, Growth and
Transformation (09/29/2017); Driving Away the Enemy? (09/15/2017);
Testing and Divine Process (06/12/2017); The Gift of Humility
(02/19/2017)
“JSG”,
among Christian believers correction, edification, and even healing
come by the holy writings; you may find the following is helpful:
1.
Proverbs 9: 6-10, King James Version (KJV): 6 Forsake the foolish,
and live; and go in the way of understanding. 7 He that reproveth a
scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man
getteth himself a blot. 8 Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate
thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee. 9 Give instruction
to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man,
and he will increase in learning. 10 The fear of the LORD
is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is
understanding.
2.
James 1: 22-26, KJV: 22 But be ye doers of the word, and not
hearers only, deceiving your own selves. 23 For if any be a hearer
of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his
natural face in a glass: 24 For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his
way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was. 25 But
whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth
therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the
work, this man shall be blessed in his deed. 26 If any man among you
seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his
own heart, this man’s religion
is vain.
3.
Hebrews 12: 1-8, KJV: 1 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed
about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every
weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us
run with patience the race that is set before us, 2 Looking unto
Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy
that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and
is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3 For consider
him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest
ye be wearied and faint in your minds. 4 Ye have not yet resisted
unto blood, striving against sin. 5 And ye have forgotten the
exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise
not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked
of him: 6 For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth
every son whom he receiveth. 7 If ye endure chastening, God dealeth
with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth
not? 8 But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers,
then are ye bastards, and not sons.
There
is far more that should be said, correctly examined, and spiritually
apprehended. (For example, 4. Luke 18: 9-14, KJV: 9 And he spake
this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were
righteous, and despised others: 10 Two men went up into the temple
to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. 11 The
Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that
I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers,
or even as this publican. 12 I fast twice in the week, I give tithes
of all that I possess. 13 And the publican, standing afar off, would
not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon
his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner. 14 I tell you,
this man went down to his house justified rather than the
other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he
that humbleth himself shall be exalted.) Even
so, I trust this fragment will be useful. Be it unto you according
to your faith.
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