At some point in our lives we find ourselves in a situation to judge based on what we teach and preach. In John 8 the scribes and Pharisees brought an adulterous woman to Jesus. They were testing Jesus to see the kind of judgment He was going to pass. According to the law an adulterer was deserving of death. According to Jesus, He did not come to condemn the world. He did not come to abolish the law but He came to fulfill the law. So now we had the law and the words of Jesus. If Jesus altered the law the scribes and Pharisees will find a just means to accuse Him. Jesus being the Word Himself(the rhema and logus) manifested Himself this time as grace and truth so in John 1:17 John writes the law came through Moses but grace and truth came through Jesus.
The law says an adulterer should die. Grace says the penalty has been paid by Christ. Walk in the newness of life. Then comes Truth which is the revelation of the Word. In the new covenant this principle applies in judgment. Sometimes we are presented with issues of this nature. A pastor is reported to be in adultery. As a matured believer people will like to ask your opinion. In situations like that we should exercise grace and truth. Again, Jesus told His disciples not to take thought of what they would say when they stand before the Sanhedrin. He promised The Holy Spirit will speak through them. When we are faced with controversial doctrines in the body like adornment,judgement,Sabbaths, we should not be quick to speak our opinions lest we mislead others. We should whisper to Jesus and remind Him of His promise of The Holy Spirit.
Many issues in the body have led to conflicts because God's children did the work of The Holy Spirit. They applied the letter which killeth instead of the conviction and leading of The Spirit so many are not edified. Nothing is learnt at the end of the day. The toll of people who practice schism and self righteousness rises by the day. This is one big disease in the body of Christ even on fb. You find situations where one sect believe they have found the most profound revelation ever thus exuding an attitude of superiority. Is that not carnality?
Glory To Jesus
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