Consider
If you consider yourself a Christian a true follower of Christ Jesus consider the following Scripture written by the apostle Paul.
"Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves." Philippians 2:3.
In my previous blog post I said Christians have obligations not rights. What the apostle Paul is saying here is one of those obligations.
We are in all humility to consider others better than ourselves.
Never has there been a time in the lifetimes of those living today that this scripture needs to be put into effect.
We hear in the media people not wanting to wear a mask. People wanting to congregate in large numbers. We hear church in the United States saying it is their right to meet in person without social distancing or wearing a mask in a church building.
In fact we hear a lot about rights and not a lot about our obligation as a believer in Christ Jesus.
As believers in Christ we have an obligation to “consider others better” than ourselves.
That in the middle of a pandemic means we need to consider what could happen to others if we don’t follow a few simple rules found to be effective.
And here’s a thought to consider. Supposing, just supposing, the members of these large churches during this pandemic practised what the church has done for centuries. Meet in small numbers in homes. Using the internet to live stream their pastors sermon. They could invite family friends and neighbours to fellowship with them. Perhaps even see salvations!
That would potentially put a church in every neighbourhood represented by the church.
Please think about it.
