Thursday, 31 January 2019

To Judge Or Be Judged

And blessed are ye when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.  For ye shall have great joy, and be exceeding glad; for great shall be your reward in heaven; for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you. 
~ Matthew 5:13,14 

There is a strategy among the bullies, to use every tool they can against the followers of Christ, including the Messiah's own words.  It is one of their favourite strategies to find something in their victim's own belief system, which they can use against them.  And when their strategies do not work, the bullies get angry! 

Just by following Christ, bullies, hypocrites, instigators get angry because they feel like it makes them worth less, somehow.  Just by being kind to them, the bullies feel hurt and lash out against those who are kind.  They often try every strategy they can to stop the disciples of Christ from being kind. 

One strategy that seems to be common today is, to accuse the followers of Christ of judging.  Whenever the bully's feelings get hurt by someone being kind and forgiving, they lash out against those who did not give, nor take offence, and falsely accuse them of judging, just because they felt bad because they can no longer justify their own selfish desires.  They take offence, when no offence was given, nor felt.  They do anything they can to discredit the people who love them. 

If they try to make you feel bad, and falsely accuse you of judging them, and say wicked things about you, then follow the advice of the Saviour; Love those who would do you harm; say kind things about those who falsely accuse you; pray for them who despitefully use you and persecute you, that you may be the children of your Father in Heaven! 

If they falsely accuse you, do not turn it back on them.  Do not even say, nor think, nor even feel those things against them.  Leave it to the Lord.  He will bring them to a knowledge of the truth.   

Be a good example of patience in Christ.  Perhaps you will be the means of saving your brother/sister! 

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