our job

Colossians 4

5 Live wisely among those who are not believers, 

and make the most of every opportunity.

6 Let your conversation be gracious and attractive 

so that you will have the right response for everyone.



We just don't do this.

We spend more time focusing on keeping our "religious freedom".

We spend more time judging rather than loving.

I thought our job was to love God & love others...

LGLO

And I thought judging was God's job...

as well as convicting.

Jesus didn't say "judge your neighbor as yourself."


Jesus DID say “Do not judge others, and you will not be judged. For you will be treated as you treat others. The standard you use in judging is the standard by which you will be judged.
“And why worry about a speck in your friend’s eye when you have a log in your own?
Matthew 7:1-3 (NLT)


Jesus said, "The standard you use in judging is the standard by which you will be judged" ?!!!

Uh oh...

Some of us are in BIG trouble...


We've forgotten that our job is to woo & win people to follow Jesus.

If anything the fire & brimstone preachers taught us it's that more people are won with love than by hammered over the head in judgement.

You & I were won by the love shown to us by Jesus' followers.

Why do we forget that?

Is it because we are modeling "prominent" Christians who've gone whoring for political power & position?

Or are we just some garden variety stupid?

Or both?



In any event, Paul makes it clear... 

it is our job to present the personhood of Jesus in a "gracious & attractive" way.


Let's read it & heed it...