Awhile back, I was listening to a teaching program on a Christian radio station.
The teachers on the air spent quite a bit of time criticizing 1) Wesleyans; 2) Charismatics; and 3) Contemporary preachers.
3-for-3!
So I got my dander up. I was ready to send an e-mail to the station. I was preparing to “out” the program in a blog. I was ready to devote time and energy criticizing other Christian leaders for criticizing other Christian leaders.
Got that? I would criticize them for daring to criticize me.
But then how would I be any different? I wouldn’t, of course. The moment you go public with your negativity about the negativity of others . . . you become what you complain about.
So I’ll try to close that criticism loop the best I can.
Unless I just opened it.
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Plus, we’re all on the same team. If a Christian leader is honestly working to introduce people to Christ and bring them into relationship with him, do the methods really matter? How much more effective could we be if we played on the same team and encouraged people instead of critcizing them?
There was a Godly reason I read today’s blog just now when I did. I was about to fall into the same category of gossiping about the gossipers.
Does the method matter to God? If the motives don’t matter, then should the method? Paul didn’t seem to think so. His letter to Philippians does not seem to leave any doubt. Phil 1:17-18