Being a Stumbling Block to Others
“Who is made to stumble,
and I do not burn with
indignation.” (2 Corinthians
11:29) and is often leads those in
the faith to leave the church
because they are treated
worse than others.
The
Lord
Almighty
commanded all of us to be
true soldiers in His
army. However, God
gave special people
authority to be in
positions of directing
and being head of
certain groups in
church. It is a very
honorable
position
but with it comes the
responsibility.
God
will ask them more
because they were
given more. All servants in
church should be a good
example to those whom
they serve. However, some
servants practice partiality.
They treat others better
depending on social and/or
economic status. So, taking
sides and giving more time to
certain people despite others
are really in need for that time
is a big sin. This is very wrong True servants of God must
follow what is written in the
Holy Book. Therefore, they
need to treat all with love
and impartiality as the Lord
Christ taught us. They need
to remember that the first
fruit of the holy spirit is love.
As a result, servants should
love those whom they serve
and help them as needed. A
faithful servant cannot see
a needy family and neglect
to care for it, by making
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an excuse that it is the
responsibility of the State to
care for it! However, when the
servant helps those who are
in need, they feel that God
has sent someone to provide
for their needs, a matter
which
strengthens
their faith. Although
the Lord Jesus Christ
was preaching to the
crowds, He was not
content just to preach
but served those
who were hated and
seen less in society
like the tax collector.
Furthermore, people
get so offended when
they see the servants
with double standard. They
behave in the church in one
way, but in their everyday
lives they behave in the
opposite way. May the Lord
almighty guide all of us to
know how to glorify His holy
name through our action and
reaction.