"For whoever does the will of God is My brother and My sister and mother." Mark 3:35
"I'm so glad I'm a part of the family of God." *
At least that's the hope. Too often though we are a cannibalistic family, feeding on the next fallen family member. I could point out famous examples, but I'm sure you have some of your own. Perhaps it was a pastor who made a perceived mistake. Perhaps is was a friend. Perhaps it is you who had been fed upon.
I have more examples than I care to. A pastor accused of an affair, another chastised for a financial failure that wasn't his fault. Others because of a belief just left of the mainstream, I myself was told that Satan was using me because I had feelings for a friend who was already in a relationship with another friend. Someone else told me I was going to hell because I didn't believe 'X'.
Sadly these stories are not as random and scattered as we would like. Maybe it's time we realize...
"I'm not worthy to be here, but praise God I belong." *
+ Have you ever been eaten by your church family?
+ Have you ever been the one eating?
* Taken from The Family of God, lyrics by William J. Gaither
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