May i share a little bit of my own mind in this matter if i may please.
I believe that brother paul saying is to look deeper within our self and be truly honest within our own peace of mind. What truly is the fruit of the works we are doing for Christ sake?.
If this is not true what brother paul had said, why is it inflicting your sensitive nerve for you to scream about it?. Is this means there is things that not wanting to faced in our own life am i right?. If there is no guilt nor self seeking, nor blemish no evil things in our work of hand what ever he had said will bring us peace and encouragement.
This is goes to all of the believer not just a baptist, methodist, or what ever belief any one followed. I know that we have to test all teaching, vision, and prophesy, etc... but still we can not be so self righteous about it.
I humbly apologise if what i have written and shared is not right. But us believer continually seek the Lord, and according to 1 Corinthians 12:25 that there should be no schism in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another.
And also in
Ephesians 4:1 I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, 2 with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love, 3 endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling; 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism; 6 one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.7 But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christs gift. 8 Therefore He says:
When He ascended on high, He led captivity captive, And gave gifts to men.[b]
9 (Now this, He ascendedwhat does it mean but that He also first[c] descended into the lower parts of the earth? 10 He who descended is also the One who ascended far above all the heavens, that He might fill all things.) 11 And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, 12 for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ, 13 till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ; 14 that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting, 15 but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the headChrist 16 from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love.- (NKJV)
We can no longer run or hide must face the truth which is the word of God ...
Any way my dear brother and sister in christ i better shut my mouth for i know i am guilty of sins and selfish gain get glory which i continually repent.
God would and will recieve all the GLORY of His creation.
_________________ Claudette
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