Glass house syndrome

Have you ever heard the phrase that people in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones? Perhaps you are more familiar with what Jesus said: He who is without sin casts the first stone (John 8: 7). Before you start attacking or finding fault with others, first examine yourself.

Imagine a family of people who keep their house dirty but tell all their neighbors to keep their house clean. That family lives in deception because they have not taken care of business by themselves, but they point to others. In many ways, the church has grown into the hand that points the index finger only to discover three fingers pointing at us.

There is so much controversy among believers about how unbelievers speak harshly against God’s word. In many fellowship circles, the topic of discussion is what an artist, rapper, or politician has said against the Bible. The words of non-believers shouldn’t surprise Christians because they honestly don’t believe in God. Holding an unbeliever to the standard of respecting Jesus would be like getting a Christian to speak well of atheism.

Our first brothers and sisters lived and served God in pagan lands where many idols were worshiped, but their focus was on the word of God. They presented the gospel of Jesus Christ and engaged in battles with others when necessary. Most of his day was not consumed with what the pagans were doing to disrespect Jesus, but rather the focus was on spreading the gospel and converting non-believers.

Jesus has called all of us to take care of our Father’s affairs and focus on building the kingdom of God. We need to focus more on spreading the gospel to non-believers rather than debating non-believers about their beliefs. We were all once lost and it was the word of God that opened our eyes and we must use that same power to open the eyes of others. God’s love and grace saved my life and were more powerful than someone yelling at the top of their lungs that I was wrong for practicing atheism or dabbling in Islam and Buddhism.

The sad truth is that we focus so much on unbelievers that we neglect to take care of the home first. There are many false churches and false pastors who lead entire congregations to destruction and blaspheme the name of Christ. We should focus on cleaning the house and teaching the true gospel to those within our family because hypocrites are giving us a bad name. A lot of preachers are teaching the doctrine of demons and preaching for lust and profit and at the end of the day all a lot of Christians are saying is did you hear that celebrity or politician say that about God? Let’s focus on teaching the word of God and let the Holy Spirit do his work to save the world through us.-Amen

Because the time has come for the judgment to begin at the house of God; And if it starts with us first, what will be the end of those who do not obey the gospel of God? -1 Peter 4:17

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