ReformedWretch
Puritan Board Doctor
..and believe me, I am no where near there and know I never will be on this Earth there is however one thing I am learning and wondering if any of you experience?
I can barely stand "the world". Again, I don't hate sin any where near as much as I should and have so much more to learn but as I grow in sanctification what I struggle with the most is tolerating others who live their lives in open, willful rebellion against God. Maybe the Lord is driving me to love His people more than I do/have, I don't know, but there are those that I once more than tolerated in hopes of showing them Christ that I know just feel disgust towards because of their love of sin and this world.
This is new for me. Don't get me wrong I've never "played with sinners" but my desire/love of "evangelism" had me tolerating them in "love". Since leaving house parenting (and I am not just talking about young people) I am growing less and less "tolerant" of those who live in a way that not only denies God, but promotes and encourages sinfulness.
I do still desire to evangelize and share the gospel with any and everyone but I do not desire to be "nice" about wickedness and to back slap God haters so to show them Christianity (you're the only bible they will ever read for example). I find myself wanting to boldly profess the human condition and then share the answer to their situation and leave it at that except for those that desire repentance.
I've just "had it up to here" with the ungodly that live as they please.
...normal?
I can barely stand "the world". Again, I don't hate sin any where near as much as I should and have so much more to learn but as I grow in sanctification what I struggle with the most is tolerating others who live their lives in open, willful rebellion against God. Maybe the Lord is driving me to love His people more than I do/have, I don't know, but there are those that I once more than tolerated in hopes of showing them Christ that I know just feel disgust towards because of their love of sin and this world.
This is new for me. Don't get me wrong I've never "played with sinners" but my desire/love of "evangelism" had me tolerating them in "love". Since leaving house parenting (and I am not just talking about young people) I am growing less and less "tolerant" of those who live in a way that not only denies God, but promotes and encourages sinfulness.
I do still desire to evangelize and share the gospel with any and everyone but I do not desire to be "nice" about wickedness and to back slap God haters so to show them Christianity (you're the only bible they will ever read for example). I find myself wanting to boldly profess the human condition and then share the answer to their situation and leave it at that except for those that desire repentance.
I've just "had it up to here" with the ungodly that live as they please.
...normal?