Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand. – Php 4:5
The problem of Theological Tensions is not so much their contradictory
nature as much as it is the embracing of one aspect to the exclusion of the other.
Extremism has been the cause of much of the Church’s problems. Even as
individuals, the penchant for immoderation can be our bane.
I have come to realise that just about everything can be taken to the
extreme. Whether it be prayer, faith, evangelism, grace, holiness... even
PRAISE.
I used to think that that was the exception; at least, you can’t go
wrong with being hyper about praise for God.
Then I found out that, if one is not careful, their zealous pursuit for
worship may lead them to look down on other believers who are not so
passionate. It may lead to a feeling of super-spirituality and pride. A pastor
once boasted that, “As you see me like this, I can praise God for 5 hours!”
How unfortunate. Now that’s a passion that has lost its purity.
Beloved, Satan will always look for a way to corrupt whatever positive
exercise or revelation that we have in order to blunt its edge.
So what is the cure for extreme error? The Apostle Paul gives us an
idea. He says, “Let your moderation be known unto all men...” (Php 4:5).
“Moderation” here means, to be mild, patient, yielding, gentle, clement and unwilling
to litigate or contend.
That should be our reputation, not pugnacity or confrontation. If we get
these right, then the so-called “Tensions” will only be in name, and not a
source of strife in the Body of Christ and among Believers.
“The wisdom that
is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and compliant, full of
mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.” (Jas 3:17).
AMEN.
Thank you for the
encouraging feedback and blessings throughout the week.
More Blessings await you today; you’ll not miss them in Jesus’ Name.
GREG ELKAN
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