Many out there today are in sheeps clothing, ready to fleece the ones so wanting to do our Fathers will, and think they have to have, a man to follow. Do we just not say anything or speak out? The internet is a wonderful place to communicate, and word can spread faster than a bag of feathers thrown up in a wind. Do we speak up or remain silent?© 06/08/98 Mary Lois Bierman, all rights reserved. May be freely shared, but not included in something charged for. This information must be attached.
When we are talking to those who do have not been called, we are to be meek toward in explaining things to them . We see this in 2 Timothy 2:15
"In meekness instructing those in opposition, lest somehow Elohim/God give them repentance unto a through knowledge of the truth."
We could take this one step further. In telling others of our new found truth, we have to be merciful, and tender hearted in knowing they may not understand it as we do. That at one time we too were mis-informed.
We just can not see the love in anothers eyes in relating something via hard print as we could if we were face to face. That is why we need to put an expression like (smile), in every once in a while. Especially where it could be misunderstood as being hard or argumentative for example.
With my husband and, I we were tenderfoots when we first started attending our former association. When we came out we found there were many things wrong. Some things shocking were told. We came to believe some of the things were true, because the ones it was against, never sued the ones who wrote or told it. The family never denied it one time. Now what do we do? How to we tell the tenderfoots that may fall in with them what we know without it being gossip? They need to be told. So I guess it starts with ones heart as to why are they telling this. Then how they relate it.
As I have grown older, and wiser in some things I have grown to see many who had the title 'minister' attached to their names were not in the Fathers eyes ministers at all. They were never called by Him. They did more destruction than good. I do not fear speaking out and telling others quite plainly, what is what, concerning them. What I do have to do is be concerned with my attitude about it. How strong is the one I am telling, and do I present myself as a child of our Father in telling them.
I do not mind talking about learning something I found we were taught wrong. If I know of a man spreading barn yard stuff all over the place, and some of our Fathers kids are going to fall face first in it, then I need to tell them! I hope when I do, it will not be to stir up trouble, start gossip, or be a tale bearer.
I know Yahweh has told me, via His Word when I prayed, that if I do not tell what I know, He is going to hold me accountable, even if others will not listen. This was about spiritual matters. Now, how I tell it, is going to matter a whole lot. Will it be with mercy, love, tolerance of the other persons feelings, or like a bull in a china shop.
My humble thoughts, which may or may not be right. If not, may our Father reveal it to me.