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Galatians 6: 10 Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good
to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers. (NIV)
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When we evaluate ourselves against the New Testament example, we find much of what we call “community life” in the church today is still far from what Scripture calls us to do.* |
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Our mission as
Christians is to seek and save the lost. We know that in order to do our job,
we have to have contact with nonbelievers. We are criticized (and rightly so)
if we just hunker down in our church buildings, taking refuge from the
dangerous, cruel world; but I wouldn’t be surprised to learn that the New
Testament speaks more about how to live a Christian life and how to get along
with our brothers and sisters than it does about evangelism.
Orphans who
dream of being adopted don’t fantasize about joining a family of squabblers and
back-stabbers. Why would anyone be attracted to the Christian life if we don’t
treat each other with love and respect? If we are treating our family like
family should be treated, wouldn’t you expect that goodwill to spill over into
our treatment of everyone? “Charity starts at home” could be used as an excuse
for selfishness and isolation but “start” implies further movement. Start by
doing good to your family of believers; move on to doing good to all people.
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Church buildings are where most Christians today learned about God, gave their lives to Christ, were nurtured by a faith community, and were ministered to in their darkest time of life.* |
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