The owner of a pointing breed of the canine family knows that a good pointer goes on point even before the training starts. The pup that naturally points to the pheasant in the bush will train well and often more easily than the 'dumb pooch' that must be trained harder and more often. Cat owners on the other hand know that cats seem to deliberately look the other way whenever something is pointed out to the feline. Both dogs or cats can make good pets, it's just that cats don't point well in general, to put an understatement as mildly as possible. Those Christians who like to organize things within a church have often found brothers and sisters in Christ who are of the same persuasion. It isn't that we love Jesus less, it's just that we don't always point well.
God gave to His church a stunning variety of Christians. Not one of us has achieved the ideal Jesus set down for us in His Word. However, most every Christ-one will at one time or another come to the conclusion that a brother or sister in Christ meets that ideal a good deal less than we would like. Do we presume to judge? Yes, I think that most of us have at some point judged a fellow Christian and found him or her wanting according to the standard we presume is best for the Lord's church. Sadly, if we were to see all the standards we judge by in our presumption, we might be rather appalled at ourselves.
Jesus had an entrance exam that is just a bit different from the world's usual method: "All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out." ( John 6:37) Those of us who cannot toe the line, make the grade, or just plain don't point well base our eternal hope on the words of the Lord's Christ.
Have a wonderful weekend in Christ Jesus!
Bucky
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