22-23 Cultivate your own relationship with God, but don’t impose it on others. You’re fortunate if your behavior and your belief are coherent. But if you’re not sure, if you notice that you are acting in ways inconsistent with what you believe—some days trying to impose your opinions on others, other days just trying to please them—then you know that you’re out of line. If the way you live isn’t consistent with what you believe, then it’s wrong.
So don't be a hypocrite is the moral from this story. Since I'm likely fail due to my sinful nature at always acting as I believe, its best I don't spend to much time trying to tell others how to behave. I have plenty to work on without trying to fix other people in my image.
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14 Welcome with open arms fellow believers who don’t see things the way you do. And don’t jump all over them every time they do or say something you don’t agree with—even when it seems that they are strong on opinions but weak in the faith department. Remember, they have their own history to deal with. Treat them gently.
ReplyDeleteIf we all acted this way, the world would be a much better place. I'm convinced that most of our conflict is somehow religiously based.