I quit writing this blog a couple of years ago because it seems to have taken the place of people really getting to know the person that is behind it. This compilation of writings has spanned many years, many memories and only some of which I decided to expound on or veil with mystery. Other posts, I thought I was very clear on but find some still do not understand the point I was trying to make.
We should not read about a person and think we know them. There must be conversation. So many people have grown up in varied environments and like to put their way of thinking to cast light on interpretation of text.
This makes me think of how we can do this to Jesus. How the pharisees did this to Jesus (read John 7 and 8). We read about Jesus and we can still get Him wrong due to our human periscope and not allowing the Holy Spirit to teach us.
There is an application for the body in this: Do not judge wrongly. It happens too easily and very quickly. Do not read people like a book. Ask them questions, get to know them the old fashioned way. Accept what they say about themselves, if there is dishonesty, it will eventually show.
Part of Jesus' persecution was the lies people believed about Him. He corrected them and even proved it, yet they still wanted to hang on to those lies. This led to murder in their hearts. Part of persecution is trying to get the person to lie about the truth (manipulation). Look at the history of Martyrs. You deny Jesus, you live, you say what we want you to say, you live, you stick to the truth, you die.
Be careful, that you are not persecuting a fellow believer by believing a lie about them. GET TO KNOW THEM in an actual one on one, face to face conversation. If the body doesn't get real, the future will be rough. (Matthew 7:6). It's a trust issue, a power-play issue and a putting Jesus above all issue.
