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Title: Biblical lessons in tolerance Post by: Jitendra Hydonus on Feb 05, 2021 08:51 pm https://freegiftfromgod.com/2011/06/he-who-is-not-with-us-is-against-us/#:~:text=For%20he%20that%20is%20not%20against%20us%20is,doing%20the%20work%20it%20is%20a%20good%20thing. He Who Is Not With Us Is Against Us (Mark 9:38-41) The Lord taught the disciples an interesting lesson in this section of scripture. The disciples had come across a man casting out demons in the name of Jesus, but the man was not following with Jesus and the disciples. The disciples forbade him from continuing to do this work. But Jesus said, “Do not forbid him; for no one who does a mighty work in my name will be able soon after to speak evil of me. For he that is not against us is for us.” (Verse 39-40) Does it matter if they are of a different religious following to you or I? What political view we follow? What view of life we have? But back to the point of this section of Mark 9, Paul shows us that people will honour the Lord and worship God in different ways. This can be based on their level of understanding at that point in time, and they should not be shut down for what they believe when they are working in honour of the Lord. Paul showed this saying in Romans 14:1-6, |