I have been involved in a few conversations lately that have really bothered me. At the end of the conversation, and even during, one scripture often comes to mind.
Romans 12:3
For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you.
As Christians, we must be careful to not think of ourselves to be without fault. Over the last few days, I have heard many things said that I feel could be damaging to a non-believer. We have to be mindful of our actions around unbelievers sometimes. If we as Christians treat our own Christian brothers and sisters as if we are better than them because we may think we're stronger in faith or "more of a Christian" than the next, how will that bring others to the Kingdom?
Quite frankly, no one is better than the next. We all have our struggles. Some of the things we struggle with are very visible while other are hidden. Sometimes we're even blind to our own struggles that EVERYONE else sees. Before we declare ourselves more righteous than the next person, we have to think about how that behavior may push others (including other Christians) away.
All I want to say is that we need to be mindful of our attitude. We have no reason to boast unless we're boasting in the Lord. The only one without sin was Jesus.
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