When to crack the whip and turn the tables.

Now when we have grown in Christ,

and begin to have the mind of Christ,

and truly love others,

and have shown ourselves faithful in serving Christ,

and He has given us a position of leadership,

and we can minister with love, grace and maturity,

then, perhaps, we can gain the trust of those in error

and help them see the tenets of our faith more clearly.

What many young Christians gravitate to first,

is to be a corrector, to point out heresies,

sins, and faults in others.

Of course it is pride driven,

but that is invisible to the young Christian whom may actually believe God has called him to be a helper to the Holy Spirit in pointing out the sins, shortcomings and errors in others.

I've had a few immature Christians tell me they believe they are called to correct,

they believe it's their spiritual gift!

Oh how easy it is to point out the sins of others,

and how exceedingly difficult it is to love.

We love the crack of the whip!

We love to turn over tables and drive out the wicked!

Our testosterone surges and our adrenaline pumps,

but of course, this is not the power of the Holy Spirit,

it is simply self deluded self-righteousness.