Friday, May 9, 2008

You will offend others if you follow God

One passage that really resonates with me in "The Bait of Satan" deals with offending others because one is following God. In my family of origin, Christians or religious people often were put down. Consequently, as an adult I have not been as vocal about my faith as I would like to be.

Bevere makes the point that the religious leaders of Jesus' time were the ones who most vehemently opposed Jesus. And Bevere applies that to today:
Some will not understand you as you move with the Spirit. Don't allow their unpleasant response to deter you from what you know in your heart is true. Don't abort the flow of the Spirit for the desires of men.

If we are to persevere in our faith, others will be offended. Even if we were not followers of Jesus, I'm sure others would be offended with us. So we must soldier on, keeping the "eyes on the prize."
Posted by Brant Skogrand at Friday, May 09, 2008
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  1. AnonymousMay 20, 2008 at 5:01 PM

    Certainly we don't want to offend people with our actions or words, but if the Gospel offends people (and it will), then sometimes that is inevitable and perhaps even necessary.

    When we stand up for Jesus, there will be conflict, because we are challenging the status quo of the world. People living without God need to be challenged (in love).

    Remember that people in Jesus' hometown got offended at Him because He did mighty works! (See Matthew 13:54-58) Should we expect any less?

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