Gently, Humbly, and Patiently

I think that as mature followers of Christ, very eager to do the will of God as His servants here on earth, we can sometimes come across negatively to the unbelieving and unsaved world. Because we’re so zealous for righteousness, truth, and the truth of God’s Word, we can sometimes become somewhat smug, under the banner of the old adage, “Truth sounds like hate to those who hate the truth.”

While this is most definitely true, and while I do believe the most loving thing we can possibly ever do as Christ-followers is to speak the truth, preach the Word, in season and out, and invest the limited number of days we have in this world in the work of the ministry, I think some of us need to check our attitudes — and make sure we’re not being self-righteous, but instead, true ambassadors of Jesus in these dark days.

In today’s culture and society, truth does sound like hate to those who hate the truth. But in most every case, it’s not entirely the fault of the unbelievers. We’re dealing with generations of people who’ve been manipulated and brainwashed to hate the things of God.

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