In the midst of this conversation about “rebuking a fellow believer who has sinned against you”, it occurs to me that there are five simple words I have discovered to make living out the Christian faith so much easier day to day:\u00a0“Unless that makes you uncomfortable”.<\/p>\n\n\n
I have found that if I mentally tack these five words onto the tail end of any biblical commandment, my mind is put at ease instantly.<\/p>\n\n\n
Just look at how it “fixes” Luke 17:3:\u00a0\u00a0“If your brother or sister sins against you, rebuke them … unless that makes you uncomfortable.”<\/p>\n\n\n
Problem solved! And it works equally well with many of Jesus’ most difficult commands:<\/p>\n\n\n
“Follow me and I will make you fishers of men … unless that makes you uncomfortable.”<\/p>\n\n\n
“If any man would come after me, let him take up his cross and follow … unless that makes you uncomfortable.”<\/p>\n\n\n
“Love your neighbor as you love yourself … unless that makes you uncomfortable.”<\/p>\n\n\n
“Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you … unless that makes you uncomfortable.”<\/p>\n\n\n
“Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit … unless that makes you uncomfortable.”<\/p>\n\n\n
This works great … as long as I can keep myself convinced that God cares more about my comfort than about the Kingdom advancing.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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