Matthew 5:7 - 'Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.'
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We all make mistakes. We all error. There are things we struggle with and*there are even times when we just do the fool and fall short. This does not*necessarily make us a bad person or even a sinner. As long as we can*acknowledge our errors as errors, and ask God to forgive us, we can be*reinstated back to the place where we were before the sin. We all sin and*fall short. Anyone that pretends to never sin is a liar and they deceive*themselves. As Christians, we don't practice sin on the regular, but there*are situations, struggles, issues, etc. that we are all trying to grow past.*What's my point? Don't condemn people for errors! When you wipe your hands*of people that make mistakes, you only cause yourself to be condemned when*you make mistakes. You cannot pass severe judgments on people without those*same judgments coming back on you. Now, this is not to say that a person*that is practicing sin, or harming the body of Christ with their actions*should not be called out by those that have the authority, but it is to say*that, mistakes can and should be overlooked if the person has gotten it*right with God.
There is going to come a time when you will need mercy. You will be in a*situation where you will desire to be reinstated by God after you error.*So, don't deny others the mercy that you will need. God desires to bring us*all to heaven and has a place for us all in his Kingdom. God is not trying*to put people in hell. So, why do we do that? We are not better than God*and if God is merciful, we should desire to be. Now, we should call sin*sin, and we should not turn our heads the other way when we see our brothers*and sisters in error, but we should be merciful towards them and try to help*them back to their rightful place in God. If they don't hear you, that's*another story. But if they will hear, acknowledge their error and repent,*then we should be willing to help them move past it and give them direction*for total deliverance and future avoidance. The mercy you give is the same*mercy you shall have!
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Suggested Reading: Heb. 8:12, Luke 6:36, Luke 18:13
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We all make mistakes. We all error. There are things we struggle with and*there are even times when we just do the fool and fall short. This does not*necessarily make us a bad person or even a sinner. As long as we can*acknowledge our errors as errors, and ask God to forgive us, we can be*reinstated back to the place where we were before the sin. We all sin and*fall short. Anyone that pretends to never sin is a liar and they deceive*themselves. As Christians, we don't practice sin on the regular, but there*are situations, struggles, issues, etc. that we are all trying to grow past.*What's my point? Don't condemn people for errors! When you wipe your hands*of people that make mistakes, you only cause yourself to be condemned when*you make mistakes. You cannot pass severe judgments on people without those*same judgments coming back on you. Now, this is not to say that a person*that is practicing sin, or harming the body of Christ with their actions*should not be called out by those that have the authority, but it is to say*that, mistakes can and should be overlooked if the person has gotten it*right with God.
There is going to come a time when you will need mercy. You will be in a*situation where you will desire to be reinstated by God after you error.*So, don't deny others the mercy that you will need. God desires to bring us*all to heaven and has a place for us all in his Kingdom. God is not trying*to put people in hell. So, why do we do that? We are not better than God*and if God is merciful, we should desire to be. Now, we should call sin*sin, and we should not turn our heads the other way when we see our brothers*and sisters in error, but we should be merciful towards them and try to help*them back to their rightful place in God. If they don't hear you, that's*another story. But if they will hear, acknowledge their error and repent,*then we should be willing to help them move past it and give them direction*for total deliverance and future avoidance. The mercy you give is the same*mercy you shall have!
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Suggested Reading: Heb. 8:12, Luke 6:36, Luke 18:13
