Never Put to Test the Faith of a Person
Posted on Monday, 1 February 2016
Never
Put to Test the Faith of a Person
By Apolinario Villalobos
Some people have the habit of putting to
test the faith of others. They should take extra care as regards this kind of
attitude due to the rise of so many groups that used to be part of the Roman
Catholic Church, for instance, and whose primary reason for leaving is the
realization that the ceremonious Mass is not for them, though their exit does not
necessarily mean the erosion of their faith in God.
Not only are some of the Roman Catholic
adherents have this kind of attitude but others who belong to other churches
and the various congregations that mushroomed around, assuming different names
– all in the name of Jesus. For them, those who “deprive” themselves of the
“words of God” will not be saved. But then, what can these “holy” words do when
they are not put into action or practiced? A fanatic person may eat the whole
Bible, page by page every day, but it will not do him any good if he or she
cannot even say “Hi!” to a neighbor.
The best test of faith founded on what
Jesus really wanted done, is the test of one’s own. If one can honestly
sacrifice for others, share with others, and be consistent in doing them, there
is no need to look around and see what others are doing. By then, others will
instead emulate what he does. That is what I call faith by practice…that
everyone should do, instead of testing that of someone else’s. Do not give
somebody the opportunity to put you to shame by sarcastically asking, “…how
about you?”
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