Pastor Gary Patterson
"A Critical Community"
"Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony."
(Colossians 3:12-14)
Walk-Line: How can churches today keep from becoming "critical communities?"
The apostle Paul, in writing to the believers at Colosse, tells them (and us) what spiritual clothing we are to wear. That would be compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, patience, bearing with one another, not complaining against one another, and forgiving one another. And above all, we are to put on love. The result, because of love, will be a harmony, and a unity, the world needs to see. Instead of being a "critical community, we will be a caring community; making a difference in each other's lives. GP
There is no need
to be a critical community,
where words of criticism and complaint
abide.
What is needed
is to be a caring community,
where love, and compassion thrive.
___g/Patterson
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