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A KIND WORD TO FAULT-FINDERS

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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Nov 9, 1876

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 48, No. 19.

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A KIND WORD TO FAULT-FINDERS.

By August Rasmussen

God hath put all things under the feet of Christ; he is the head of the church. Eph. 1: 22. And God hath set in the church, apostles, prophets, teachers, &c., but no fault-finders. 1 Cor. 12: 28; Eph. 4: 11.
Fault-finders are always busy at work pulling down what others are building up. They are always inquiring of themselves, “Which one of our brethren shall we examine next?” My dear brother, it is not your work to examine others; but rather to examine yourself. It is not the duty of the private members of the church to command, but to obey them that have the rule over them, and to submit to them; for they watch for their souls. It is not laid down as a duty to find fault with our rulers; but to pray for them. Please read 2 Cor. 13:5; Heb. 13:17, 18.
It is the work of the devil to transform a Christian into a fault-finder. Let us resist him; let us watch and pray lest we enter into temptation. “The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak.”
AUGUST RASMUSSEN.