There Is No Try
I was reading Matthew 25 today: the part where the Lord talks about separating the sheep from the goats at his second coming. What were the criteria by which he did this? Well, there was only one. It was how well they had treated each other.
That's right. One thing only. The sheep (true disciples of Christ) were the people who ministered to everyone, no matter how well they knew them or what their station was. It's not that they were smart, or orthodox, or wealthy, or married, or grown up, or successful, or well known, or nice, or educated, or baptized, or anything else. It was that they helped others. They met needs wherever they saw them, as often as they were able.
The others - the goats - didn't.
That's right. One thing only. The sheep (true disciples of Christ) were the people who ministered to everyone, no matter how well they knew them or what their station was. It's not that they were smart, or orthodox, or wealthy, or married, or grown up, or successful, or well known, or nice, or educated, or baptized, or anything else. It was that they helped others. They met needs wherever they saw them, as often as they were able.
The others - the goats - didn't.
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