Fault-Finding | AdventAI

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Sep 2, 1875

Fault-Finding.

To find fault with others requires neither commanding talents nor a high sense of piety. It is much easier to idly look upon the tireless endeavors of active Christians to do good, and to show wherein they might have done better, than it is to improve upon their example. He who is most ready to examine others will generally be found most backward to examine himself. If we are faithful to our own convictions we shall have too much to do at home to become “busy-bodies in other men's matters.” He who scrutinizes the conduct of his fellow-Christians with the greatest severity is not unfrequently least able to bear such scrutiny himself. Many have been excommunicated for the faithful discharge of duty, by those who deserved to be themselves excluded from the pale of the Christian church for real crimes. Before we can attain to the stature of perfect Christians we must have less tongue and more heart work. “Speak not evil one of another, brethren.”