We've looked at positive aspects of searching for the "gold" in others. Sometimes to get an understanding of the positive, we need to look at the negative.
Anger cannot overcome wisdom until it is able to move the field from what is sensible to what is emotional. At that point, it still needs two things to happen:
1. A crowd who follows
2. And leaders who look to appease.
When Jesus was before Pilate, the leaders stirred up the crowd with accusations:
1. He's perverting the nation. (What does that mean? It's very broad and vague.)
2. He doesn't pay taxes. (On the contrary, Jesus told people to give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God.)
3. He says He is Christ, the King. (True, but He said His Kingdom was not of this world.)
When Pilate said, "I find no fault in him," the religious leaders attacked him verbally.
The spirit of Anti-Christ is in this world. The tactics are the same throughout history:
1. Put pressure on people to compromise.
2. If it meets with resistance, the spirit of Anti-Christ comes against their character. In today's world, the media tries to tell you who is moral and who is not. They will lie to steer you to their way of thinking.
Can you be stirred up by what is false? By what is evil?
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Zoe Christian Fellowship is conveniently located at 1111 Easton Rd. (Route 611), in Warrington, PA. We look forward to meeting you and enjoying fellowship around the Word of God.
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