No 1346 of Living Life Series 1
When someone is difficult person to get along with, the members of a church or place of worship will avoid him and let him feel unwanted.
He may be one who pesters others and likes to call or speak to others many times a day and disturb the peace. He interprets and applies the holy texts in a very different way. He may have the calling by God and claims God speaks through him. He may even be convinced that it is his duty to change others and correct them.
If others feel he has erred, then, why avoid him, why let him become a reject, why let him feel unwanted at cell groups and social gatherings of the church.
Who needs God more? Is it the one who has erred and considered wayward or is it the majority?
Why are those in the majority there at the church? Are they there to do the work of God? If so, this man certainly is worth their attention and care - not become a reject.
What if this man is correct and way ahead of the times and thinking of others? Isn't this strange?
This brings to mind what Bo Tien 武天 says of such issues at a church or temple. He says that the far may be near and the near far.
It is this man who doesn't fit in and who is difficult to get along with who very well need to be helped by God. In the name of God, the others who are cheesed off by him must somehow try to accomodate him, to work on him, to give him fellowship and to nurture his well being so that he can be an asset to God and the church.
Those who spurn him have erred and earn the displeasure of God. The church is meant for all especially those with problems and those who are difficult persons.
But people do forget and do not appreciate the love of God extends that much more than the love of men. Men must be like God. Men must not make God to be like them - rejecting what they consider as the odd characters. Man rejects but not God.
To make matters worst and disgusting is when a rejected man moves from church to church and the same story is replayed. This may push the man beyond the limit and he may end up paranoid and induced psychosis in him.
How can men be like that more so men of God and saints? But this is happening all because men likes to stay in their comfort zones. Come on fellow men. Get out of comfort zones and do more not less for God.
Man rejects but not God. Man sends rejects to hell those he does not like even before the end of life is due. God would never do so as all are deserving. The far may be near and the near far. Bo Tien 武天 reminds us.
To those who are rejected, Jesus has this message:
He may be one who pesters others and likes to call or speak to others many times a day and disturb the peace. He interprets and applies the holy texts in a very different way. He may have the calling by God and claims God speaks through him. He may even be convinced that it is his duty to change others and correct them.
If others feel he has erred, then, why avoid him, why let him become a reject, why let him feel unwanted at cell groups and social gatherings of the church.
Who needs God more? Is it the one who has erred and considered wayward or is it the majority?
Why are those in the majority there at the church? Are they there to do the work of God? If so, this man certainly is worth their attention and care - not become a reject.
What if this man is correct and way ahead of the times and thinking of others? Isn't this strange?
This brings to mind what Bo Tien 武天 says of such issues at a church or temple. He says that the far may be near and the near far.
It is this man who doesn't fit in and who is difficult to get along with who very well need to be helped by God. In the name of God, the others who are cheesed off by him must somehow try to accomodate him, to work on him, to give him fellowship and to nurture his well being so that he can be an asset to God and the church.
Those who spurn him have erred and earn the displeasure of God. The church is meant for all especially those with problems and those who are difficult persons.
But people do forget and do not appreciate the love of God extends that much more than the love of men. Men must be like God. Men must not make God to be like them - rejecting what they consider as the odd characters. Man rejects but not God.
To make matters worst and disgusting is when a rejected man moves from church to church and the same story is replayed. This may push the man beyond the limit and he may end up paranoid and induced psychosis in him.
How can men be like that more so men of God and saints? But this is happening all because men likes to stay in their comfort zones. Come on fellow men. Get out of comfort zones and do more not less for God.
Man rejects but not God. Man sends rejects to hell those he does not like even before the end of life is due. God would never do so as all are deserving. The far may be near and the near far. Bo Tien 武天 reminds us.
To those who are rejected, Jesus has this message:
Luke 10:16
“The one who hears you hears me, and the one who rejects you rejects me, and the one who rejects me rejects him who sent me.”
During Chinese New Year, ideally all without exceptions are welcome aloud.
No one is a reject. All deserve treats and red packets. All are blessed with the best of wishes - greetings, good tidings and prosperity "Gong Xi Fa Cai"
No one is a reject. All deserve treats and red packets. All are blessed with the best of wishes - greetings, good tidings and prosperity "Gong Xi Fa Cai"
