Consider yourself
Christians are prone to kick their wounded
How do we respond to the sin and failures of our brothers and sisters in Christ. Are we like gossips spreading and adding to the story? Are we considering ourself and how we would want to be treated. We are commanded to do just that in Galatians 6. Warren W. Wiersbe writes in his commentary on the book of Genesis, Be Basic, the following.
Love doesn’t cleanse sin, for only the blood of Christ can do that (1 John 1:7); nor does love condone sin, for love wants God’s very best for others. But love does cover sin and doesn’t go around exposing sin and encouraging others to spread the bad news. When people sin and we know about it, our task is to help restore them in a spirit of meekness (Gal. 6:1–2). It’s been said that on the battlefield of life, Christians are prone to kick their wounded; and too often this is true. But before we condemn others, we’d better consider ourselves, for all of us are candidates for conduct unbecoming to a Christian.
Other interesting quotes and articles about love
Love infected with Disappointment
Bible Teaching on Loving One Another
