Who rules? O’Doyle rules! O’Doyle rules! O’Doyle rules! If you have no idea
what I am talking about…
A family thought they had it best, sadly their run came to a tragic end.
You could say, that’s not me. I never did anything like that. While it’s just a
movie, there is enough bullying you have experience in one of three ways, as the
bully, the bullied or the stand by guy (Person who just watches but doesn’t do
anything about it). Who is at fault more, the bully or the one who stands by
and doesn’t nothing about it? Either way, it’s still wrong.
What makes one wrong better then another one? Paul talks a lot in chapter 3
of Romans about sin and how we all sin. I am not perfect. I am not Jesus, yet I
live my life for him. Christians have a tendency to struggle with different
sins and yet are completely judgmental against other sins. We pick and choose
what is the deeper sin. Some might say…
· I might smoke but I never watch rated R movies
· I get drunk once every while but I have never done drugs
· I look at porn but I didn’t have sex before marriage
· I lie and gossip but I always encourage people when I see them face to face
Hypocrisy can look different in someone else’s eyes. This is a point Paul
brings up in Romans 3:19ish-20 (The Message), “And it’s
clear enough, isn’t it, that we’re sinners, every one of us, in the same
sinking boat with everybody else? Our involvement with God’s revelation doesn’t
put us right with God. What it does is force us to face our complicity in
everyone else’s sin.”
Just because you claim God and Jesus doesn’t
mean you are perfect. Christians should never come across as perfect. One of
the sad stories you hear is when a couple with kids goes to get divorced or live
in a sham of a marriage and nobody has a clue. People are shocked and have no
clue. Why? With all of the Sunday School, small groups, life groups, c groups
and whatever else groups Church’s come up with, if you’re not honest, it doesn’t
create true community. People put on a show that they have it all together, I noticed
the one’s that think they have it all together are usually the opposite when
people aren’t around.
There is a book for parents with young kids Everyone Poops, there could be one titled Everyone Sins. Paul makes sure we understand this from the greatest
to the least, everyone sins. If you think you are better than anyone else, you
are wrong. If you’re a Christian you are still a sinner. Shoot, Christians are
attacked more because you know some things you do are sins.
Just like a bully, you can be wrong for being a bully and wrong for not
doing anything to stop a bully. Generally, no one sin in greater than any
other. You are not a greater person then your neighbor. So get of the
judgmental horse and have a huge piece of humble pie. Rather than being so
quick to judge others, what are ways you can improve as a person? Maybe it’s
time to be honest with someone, or to quit judging and focus on getting
something that is wrong with you right. You can’t expect others to improve when
you aren’t even willing to improve yourself. You are a sinner just like
everyone else, so there are still things in life you can improve. Don’t judge,
just focus on what you can improve in.
Have a great day.
