On spiritual humility…
The next time we find ourselves proud of our spiritual superiority…the next time we find ourselves scorning someone on the “wrong path”….the next time we throwing verbal heresy-bombs at someone…here’s a few things for me to keep in mind: Nebuchadnezzar was a faithful servant of the Lord (Jer 25:9). Judas Iscariot shall sit (along with the other 11 disciples) on the twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel (Mat 19:28). The disciples themselves were hand-picked by Christ, lived with Him, and saw everything He did yet had poor understanding of His message (Luke 18:34)…so what makes us so confident? Those same disciples break bread with a man that they spend years of their life following (literally)…a man they saw crucified and buried…and they don’t all believe or grasp the significance. And yet we are able to crow loudly about this Biblical interpretation and throw stones at that theology?
To quote a song by Casting Crowns:
People aren’t confused by the gospel
They’re confused by us
Jesus is the only way to god
But we are not the only way to Jesus