Wednesday, January 9, 2008

The Purity Samaritan?

What can we do with people that seem pious and live a different life, so they seem hyprocritical? Like people that say yes to purity and such, but end up in situations that arent?


To be honest I keep getting stuck with situations people find themselves in, and I want to get angry sometimes, cause it just doesnt help that people dont live the lifestyle they proclaim they want to (or do).. and I know the feeling isnt right... cause it is in many ways passing judgement on people.. people I love..


Then I am reminded about Like 10:11

About the man on the side of the road

and I think.. you know.. we cant judge.. cause then we are just like the priest and levite who pass the dying man..


We have to be the samaritan.. because otherwise, we have fallen into this trap.. or a confusion.. what I mean is:


We want to love and be Christian, but when we see a Christian fall, we want to disown and judge them, but by doing so, we too loose our right to be truly called followers of Christ,


Jesus said the neighbor was the one who treated him with mercy.. a hard lesson to swallow, cause it sounds right, but really really hard to always do..


Like knowing friends engaging in premarital sex, or drunkedness, or other inpure actions..you want to just slap them and say.. why.. did you not go to the same teachings, hear the same things, see the same words in the Bible.. yet here you are.. on the side of the road, robbed of your dignity and honor..?


Yet Jesus said, and as the commandment "Love they neighbor" ..to be merciful..


I pray by God's grace we can all achieve such a pure thing..