I encourage us all to spread the truth and the gospel with abandon and I applaud all who do. The main issue though is sometimes we become so consumed in spreading the truth and become so zealous that we sometimes lose focus and come on a bit to strong. For instance I know this person who is very zealous in spreading what he believes to be truth, he is a pastor and is very famous on youtube. However even though he started with good intentions and at first was doing a great job at spreading the good news he became a bit to closed minded and to zealous and when he was wrong about something which seems to be happening more and more he doesn't own up to it but instead gets offended and rebukes you in Jesus name.
Zeal- this is an amazing thing in a Christian, but we also have to keep our zeal under control or else we will say and do things we later regret and I know from personal experience. Not to mention that when we are trying to spread the gospel and teach the truth we must be extremely cautious of what we allow into our minds. I have also seen a pastor I once knew, he was an amazing Christian and was very Christ focused but he and I started study on bible prophecy, we were very into it but I saw that it was overtaking my thoughts and began to take over my prayers as well so I stopped but my friend continued to let it consume him. And now he has lost focus and instead of seeking the lord with all his heart all he thinks about and talks about is bible prophecy, he see's signs that aren't there and makes predictions that fail.
Another thing is that sometimes the truth is our truth not God's. it doesn't take much to fool us, a simple misinterpretation of a single scripture is all it takes to lead us to our truth not God's. This is a huge issue amongst Christians, many leave absolutely no room for learning and are stead fast in their interpretation or beliefs. many also who have either been a Christian for a long time or have a position of authority believe that they are right about most things. However just because you have been saved for years does not mean you are always right and can't be taught from a babe in Christ. Just because you are say a pastor or minister doesn't mean that you know the correct belief or view of things, granted you may have a better chance of knowing but pride is very easy to obtain and then we lose focus.
When Jesus came to begin his ministry He taught and showed the truth but even though he had many followers the Pharisees who were taught men and the authority of the law saw themselves as the ones who knew the truth and that Jesus was a liar and blasphemer. They knew the scriptures better than anyone else but their pride had blinded them to the fact that Jesus was prophesied in the old scrolls and had their pride and anger not been in their hearts since they knew the scriptures so well they would have recognized their king when they saw him.
Studying scripture seems to be a very tricky thing these days. we all claim to have the holy spirit teaching us the meaning of scriptures and yet for every scripture there are at least 5 different interpretations. God showed this to me and I asked him if this is so then how on earth will I ever know the right interpretation? The answer was not what I expected, honestly I expected him to say he would show me the truth or give me the eyes to see but instead he taught me to seek love on a much deeper level always and everything else will fall into place. I then understood that love is the key element. Love is what give's us the right eyes, the right heart, the right mind and if we are so deep in love then we can read the scriptures and actually understand the true meaning not any interpretation.
Zeal- this is an amazing thing in a Christian, but we also have to keep our zeal under control or else we will say and do things we later regret and I know from personal experience. Not to mention that when we are trying to spread the gospel and teach the truth we must be extremely cautious of what we allow into our minds. I have also seen a pastor I once knew, he was an amazing Christian and was very Christ focused but he and I started study on bible prophecy, we were very into it but I saw that it was overtaking my thoughts and began to take over my prayers as well so I stopped but my friend continued to let it consume him. And now he has lost focus and instead of seeking the lord with all his heart all he thinks about and talks about is bible prophecy, he see's signs that aren't there and makes predictions that fail.
Another thing is that sometimes the truth is our truth not God's. it doesn't take much to fool us, a simple misinterpretation of a single scripture is all it takes to lead us to our truth not God's. This is a huge issue amongst Christians, many leave absolutely no room for learning and are stead fast in their interpretation or beliefs. many also who have either been a Christian for a long time or have a position of authority believe that they are right about most things. However just because you have been saved for years does not mean you are always right and can't be taught from a babe in Christ. Just because you are say a pastor or minister doesn't mean that you know the correct belief or view of things, granted you may have a better chance of knowing but pride is very easy to obtain and then we lose focus.
When Jesus came to begin his ministry He taught and showed the truth but even though he had many followers the Pharisees who were taught men and the authority of the law saw themselves as the ones who knew the truth and that Jesus was a liar and blasphemer. They knew the scriptures better than anyone else but their pride had blinded them to the fact that Jesus was prophesied in the old scrolls and had their pride and anger not been in their hearts since they knew the scriptures so well they would have recognized their king when they saw him.
Studying scripture seems to be a very tricky thing these days. we all claim to have the holy spirit teaching us the meaning of scriptures and yet for every scripture there are at least 5 different interpretations. God showed this to me and I asked him if this is so then how on earth will I ever know the right interpretation? The answer was not what I expected, honestly I expected him to say he would show me the truth or give me the eyes to see but instead he taught me to seek love on a much deeper level always and everything else will fall into place. I then understood that love is the key element. Love is what give's us the right eyes, the right heart, the right mind and if we are so deep in love then we can read the scriptures and actually understand the true meaning not any interpretation.
