Rather than violate the “golden rule”
Let us examine ourselves and see if our motive is the virtues of Jesus Christ, humility, meekness & charity
Matt 11:29 or the vices of the enemy, pride, presumption, and arrogance.
Motive
Humility or pride
Obedience or disobedience
Meek or arrogance
Submission to proper authority or protest
Receive instruction or presumption
Let us learn from the Example of Saul:
Saul thought he was doing the will of God and acting righteously with correct faith!
But in reality was a spiritual tyrant!
Acts 9:1 And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,
2 And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem.
3 And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven:
4 And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
5 And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
6 And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.
13 Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem:
Then the risen Christ appeared!
The blinding light of truth prevailed!
And the thick black scales of spiritual blindness fall to the ground!
The nature of pride always says no I will not serve, like the father of pride! Pride always protests and lives in a continuous state of rebellion!
A Christian on the other hand must practice daily the beautiful virtues of Jesus Christ!
Humility, meekness, and obedience!
Let God arise, let His enemies be scattered, let them that hate Him flee from before His face!
Behold Oh God our protector, and look upon the face of Thy Christ!
Precious blood of Jesus; save us!
Sweet heart of Mary be my salvation!
Blessed be God in His angels and on His saints!
