Teaching the Teachers - Don't Go Overboard
"Summing it all up, friends, I’d say you’ll do best by filling your minds and meditating on things true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gracious—the best, not the worst; the beautiful, not the ugly; things to praise, not things to curse. Put into practice what you learned from me, what you heard and saw and realized. Do that, and God, who makes everything work together , will work you into his most excellent harmonies." Philippians 4:8-9 MSG [ This is the 6th lesson of this series ] So we come to this unavoidable and somewhat awkward moment when we have to talk about what sometimes happens when some people get "too much" of God. We saw this happen to the religious people during the time of Jesus. And unfortunately it happens in each successive generation since. And we do not want people to be ignorant of this. So many unbelievers have been turned off with Christianity over this. Jesus was all for love and unity, especially within the Body of Chri