The word of God states that there will be offences that come but they should be in the world not in the church. Everybody is offended by everything, and the enemy is using that to divide the body of Christ. People are so easily offended by their sisters or brothers in Christ for lack of understanding. Understanding how the enemy operates and lack of understanding the Word of God and how to rely on it and apply it.
WHAT DO I MEAN? Let's Get Into It!
Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.
We should learn to avoid Offenses, Not partake in them.
Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed:
We are not suppose to give an offense in anything because we are the representatives of Christ!
Philippians 1:
10 That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ.
11 Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.
Let's talk about the Fruit of God's Spirit. When you have the fruit of righteousness dwelling inside of you, your not easily offended. Because God's Spirit is Joy, Peace, Love, Happiness, Temperance, Meekness, Longsuffering, Gentleness and Faith.
Galatians 5:22-23
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
When we have these operating fully in our lives we are not easily offended by our brothern . We understand God's word and we are not operating in our flesh! The devil is an accuser of the brothern and when we understand that he will use things to cause division we are not an easy prey.
But people are so focused on their feelings and their agenda's that they miss God in every situation. Also if we were praying in every situation we would get a better outlook on things that arise and things that are said. The devil tries to magnify things to blow them out of proportion and we fall prey to his weapon of offense every time we allow an offense to cause us to separate from the body of Christ. We got to learn to apply God's word even when an offense occurs. The natural thing to do is avoid dealing with it at all. But the bottom line is you will continue to have offenses until you pass the test of walking in the Spirit of God. You will continue to have the same problems arise, the same hurts, the same relationship problems until you learn how to apply the word of God.
What does the word mean when it says avoid offenses? I will use myself as an example. When an offense occurs and I am offended by someone, I have the choice to act upon that offense in an ungodly manner or to apply the word and choose not to let the offense hinder me by separating, by acting out, by talking about it in a degrading manner or by believing the lies the enemy tell me about my brother or sister in Christ. I can take the offense to God and leave it there. I can chose to forgive and continue to love. I can chose to get a better understanding by talking to the individual and coming to a resolution. When I do these things I am displaying Godly character. It is never about what the other person does, but about you! God may be trying to do something in your life that He is not doing in the other person. That is why this walk of salvation is a independent walk.
We have to learn how to rule our flesh and let our Spirit man take precedent to everything.
I pray that you will allow the Spirit of God fill you up and learn how to walk in the Spirit! I pray that you will recognize the enemy plan to conquer and divide and you would chose to love instead of hate, to pray instead of talk, to display Godly character instead of react like the world.
God wants us all to grow in His word and in His Spirit!
I pray this blog has helped you in some way and that you will apply the Word and even mend any offenses that you may have caused because the word also says woe unto them that cause offenses.
God Bless you!
PJB
I apply this blog to myself as well as the readers!
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