It is one thing for Christians to address heretical teachings within the Church. As long as that is done in a spirit of love, and with prayer, it is needed.
It is another thing entirely to nitpick and harangue fellow believers because they worship differently, like different music, prefer different prayers, or any other number of non salvation issues.
Nothing makes us more unbelievable to the world than our lack of charity and love towards each other.
"If they can't even love each other, how can they love me? How real can their message of love, grace, redemption and mercy be if they're so mean to one another?"
Does your treatment of fellow believers follow Christ's commandment to love one another?
For if we partake of needless fighting and divisiveness, the world mocks
-- Beth and Fr. Charles
It is another thing entirely to nitpick and harangue fellow believers because they worship differently, like different music, prefer different prayers, or any other number of non salvation issues.
Nothing makes us more unbelievable to the world than our lack of charity and love towards each other.
"If they can't even love each other, how can they love me? How real can their message of love, grace, redemption and mercy be if they're so mean to one another?"
Does your treatment of fellow believers follow Christ's commandment to love one another?
For if we partake of needless fighting and divisiveness, the world mocks
-- Beth and Fr. Charles
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