1 Peter 3:8-9
8 Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble. 9 Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.
Today’s verses are from a lecture Christians were getting from Peter. In my Bible, it is titled “Living Godly Lives in a Pagan Society”. Boy, we could use a dose of this today. We have not learned how to live and get along. I am not talking about getting along with non-Christians. I mean amongst ourselves!
You see these verses were the final thoughts. Peter was telling them they needed to be like-minded, sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate, and humble towards each other. Believe it or not, different denominations are nothing new. It was also very easy for these new Christians to slip right back into their Jewish Legalistic habits. You know the “Thou Shalt and Shalt Nots!” No, I am not talking about the Ten Commandments. I am talking about in order to get to Heaven you must dress this way, talk this way, eat this food, blow your nose with the right nostril first and only on the third Tuesday of the month . . . LOL!
How are we to show the world God, if we can’t stop bickering amongst ourselves. We need to be the examples. We can’t expect them to not repay evil or insults with more evil and insults if we
can’t stop it first! It is time to grow up
Christians and learn to love one another.
Lord, help me lay my differences down and love those around me. Your kingdom does not require a bunch of rules. We are only required to spread Joy through loving Jesus, Others, and then Yourself!
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