"We're not unaware of the enemy's schemes." 2Cor. 2:11b
Or are we? If we are unaware of his schemes, we may be unwitting instruments used in his schemes. Something to ponder.
The context of this verse is Paul's urging the church to forgive someone who had caused grief. You see, the enemy's schemes are often quite simple and repetitious: divide and conquer. Sowing seeds of distrust and disdain. The disunity of the Body of Christ renders us weak and ineffective. Our witness to the gospel is undermined by this scheme of the devil. Remember Jesus said that all men would come to know Him by our love for one another?
We must put on humility, forgiving where necessary, asking forgiveness when we give offense. Offering comfort and love.
"Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness , and patience, bearing with one another and,if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony." Colossians 3:12-13
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