It's not our prerogative to judge someone's soul status because we don't have all the facts, and only God sees the invisible heart and motives. Scripture says to judge nothing before the time (cf. 1 Cor. 4:5), and that means that we are not to condemn each other's ministries because they don't suit our fancy or understanding of doctrine. Jesus, himself, is the sole authority on the quality of each man's work and will test it whether it stands the test of fire (cf. 1 Cor. 3:12-15), and should be rewarded at the Judgment Seat of Christ. We are to minister as God calls us and let no man judge us but Christ himself.
Someone may say that Christians shouldn't be involved in politics or express worldview, but they are making presumptions that they hold the standard in their hands. Every Christian is designed to reach out to a different group or category of people, and we are not to look down on someone's ministry because it doesn't have the outreach we think it should have. For example, take the Christian Motorcyclists Association, an evangelical organization that seeks unity through reaching out to a certain ilk of individuals often looked down upon or misunderstood as rebels. We are not to say, "Jesus wouldn't drive a Harley!" because we are biased against them. On the other hand, we should not say, "Jesus wouldn't write an editorial to the paper on politics!"
We have to realize that we are not Jesus, we are only working for Him in the capacity for which the door has been opened. Jesus wouldn't do this (like smoke, drink, dance, party, watch TV, go to movies, go on vacation--you name it, some people insist they alone know what Jesus is like and they fit the mold! Everyone is at a different stage and we are not to judge them, for they are the servant of another man as Paul says in Romans 2. Soli Deo Gloria!
Someone may say that Christians shouldn't be involved in politics or express worldview, but they are making presumptions that they hold the standard in their hands. Every Christian is designed to reach out to a different group or category of people, and we are not to look down on someone's ministry because it doesn't have the outreach we think it should have. For example, take the Christian Motorcyclists Association, an evangelical organization that seeks unity through reaching out to a certain ilk of individuals often looked down upon or misunderstood as rebels. We are not to say, "Jesus wouldn't drive a Harley!" because we are biased against them. On the other hand, we should not say, "Jesus wouldn't write an editorial to the paper on politics!"
We have to realize that we are not Jesus, we are only working for Him in the capacity for which the door has been opened. Jesus wouldn't do this (like smoke, drink, dance, party, watch TV, go to movies, go on vacation--you name it, some people insist they alone know what Jesus is like and they fit the mold! Everyone is at a different stage and we are not to judge them, for they are the servant of another man as Paul says in Romans 2. Soli Deo Gloria!
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