“49. And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name; and we forbad him, because he followeth not with us. 50. And Jesus said unto him, Forbid him not: for he that is not against us is for us.”
Social media is destroying our values as sportsmen. One hunter degrades another if he or she uses a compound rather than a longbow, a crossbow rather than a compound, a rifle rather than a crossbow. Even the game you choose to harvest, a big buck rather than a small buck. This is nonsense! What is the cause of this? Proverbs 16:18 “Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.” Haughty is just pride and arrogance. If someone wants to shoot a small deer or a small buck, stop losing sleep over it! Hunt the way it excites you and stop caring about what your buddy thinks. Here is the line we should draw for judgement or criticism; is it legal? If its legal, who are you to degrade others? If a man spends $50 on a tag and hunting license, shouldn’t he have the right to choose what he wants to shoot. Its hard for some to understand, but people get excited when they shoot small bucks year after year! Good for them! That’s how they like to hunt! Again, is it legal or illegal. If someone shoots a second buck illegally, cast your judgement. If someone shoots a deer at night with a light, its wrong, cast your judgement. We look at our main context and we can see this very division among born-again believers. John said that there was one casting out devils in the name of Jesus Christ. Hmmm! Is this right or wrong? Why would a child of God try to hinder the work of another child of God? This is nonsense! What is the cause of this? Proverbs 16:18 “Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.” We see division and judgement from one preacher to the next, one believer to another, one church to another. God is not happy with this! Look at what Jesus said again in verse 50, “…Forbid him not: for he that is not against us is for us.” Some church’s like to sing from hymnal books, some use screens, some use both. Some church’s like to take up the offering before the preaching, some church’s like have a plate at the back door on the way out. Some church’s like to use many different instruments to sing praises to the Lord, some use just a piano. Where do you draw the line? Its just like the hunter! Is it right or is it wrong? Is it legal, or is it illegal? Romans 16:17-18 “Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them. For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.” Doctrine is so important. When someone teaches that salvation comes through works, its wrong, its illegal! Cast your judgement! Remember to keep a Christ loving spirit! Maybe there are some people or churches in your life right now that do things a little different than you. Answer this question; is their doctrine right? Stop worrying about what their doing and start worrying about what you will answer for! Satan wants to cause division, dont let him. Maybe you know someone headed down a wrong path away from true doctrine. Before you start gossiping and judging, pray for them!
Memory Verse Week 2/14/21
Luke 9:49-50
“And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name; and we forbad him, because he followeth not with us. And Jesus said unto him, Forbid him not: for he that is not against us is for us.”
