How To Handle Yourself

~Brandon James Scott Scholl

So where do we, as Christians, draw the line between keeping our mouths shut or saying what may need to be said to get something brought to attention? Off and on, at various times in my life, I have been in positions where I can either open my mouth and voice my opinion and concern or I can close it out of fear of how I will be judged by my fellow Christians. Now, I’m only 18, so this can be construed as I’m just a hormonal teenager who thinks they know it all. However, with that said, I’m done. This is not out of anger and I’m not yelling. What I’m saying is those of you who are in whatever position that you have the choice between saying something and keeping your mouth shut, open your mouth and say what you think. I am not saying all Christians are like this and I should put the fine print in here. When you are the person that is in a place of authority in your church there is something to keep in mind: A good leader is a servant to his people. I was told that by a great man who is an amazing leader in my opinion. With that said, I will no longer be putting up with hypocrisy from people that don’t have opinions based on the bible. There is nowhere in the bible that says I should be tolerant of anything like that. In fact, if the bible did say something like that then Jesus shouldn’t have a said a word to the pharisees. Bottom line is if you are going to claim that someone is wrong then you’d better be able to back that up with scripture if you’re in authority and try to make a point to take care of the people you’re over.

Also, just because you ask questions at your Christian church to your elders at your church doesn’t mean that you are someone with a weak base of faith or that you are second guessing. If there is a claim that you are wrong or that there is a problem in your life then you should be able to question those claims provided that you can biblically claim it.

And another thing before I finish my rant. Just because there’s a lot of things going on in your life such as working on Sunday because you aren’t financially sound or you can’t make it to church because something else came up doesn’t mean that God is punishing you or that you have something huge in your life that God is beating on you for. Those of you who are like this should probably get in touch with these people first and ask them if there’s anything you can do to help them. Otherwise, keep your mouth shut.