2014年4月9日 星期三

real friends in Christ keep us from temptation

"Today, we are still shocked when prominent pastors and ministry leaders make major mistakes, but it's not really that shocking if we believe we all struggle with sin until the day Jesus returns. We are all just one decision away from a major mess.
It's spiritually unhealthy to put people who do good up on a shaky pedestal and believe that they must have their immunity to temptation. It's also not being a good friend.
... (we need Christian friends) who'd be praying for me weekly and regularly asking how I was really doing. Friends with authority and the invitation to speak truth into my life." ("The Spiritual Danger of Doing Good" -Peter Greer & Anna Haggard, pp84, 87)