“When he [Paul] came to Jerusalem, he was trying to associate with the disciples; but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.”
(Acts 9:26)
When we are discouraged because we believe the church is not behaving as it ought or our feelings are hurt by a brother or sister (a feeling all saints will face at some time in their life), we should remember there was a time when NO brethren wanted to have anything to do with Paul.
Did Paul give up? Or complain that the church was hypocrites? Did he throw up his hands and proclaim he shouldn’t be expected to endure such unloving attitudes?
No. Because Paul didn’t become a Christian because of the church. He became a Christian because of Jesus, and then loved the church because Jesus does.
Don’t let struggles amongst disciples affect your allegiance to Jesus.
Matthew 4:4 #Biblebites