If someone's actions or words are not uplifting, kind, gentle, or loving, Christ is not their master period. Do not be fooled or afraid to call it out in them no matter who they are, and especially if they are in positions of authority in a spiritual capacity over others. Tares exist within the wheat fields along with the harvestable wheat. They look like wheat, but they are not wheat, and they... will make you very sick if you consume them or what they are spreading. There are within the Body of Christ hidden tares or wolves in sheep clothing that are affecting the church and destroying it from the inside. Pastors need to identify and filter out the tares in their congregations or they will spread. If you see people acting like the devil but claiming to be Christians, once they have been warned of their behavior and they continue with it anyway. God said there is no more sacrifice for them, they are unredeemable and you are to turn away from them and put them out from your midst, do not even break bread with them. Do not judge the man, judge the fruit of their actions and words. If they are uplifting, kind, caring, and loving, they are of the Lord period. Choose your friends wisely. Condoning sin is as bad as sinning. God has a zero tolerance for sin. If anyone is preaching to you to condone and accept all who sin, they are a tare, run from them and do not listen. We are to love everyone and fish for men, we are to get the fish into the bucket and let God sort them out. He shows us who the tares are, those who HE knows have no intentions to change, but are only there to cause dissent in HIS house. God cleans up all the rest that are salvageable. Do not judge them, love them, but do not be afraid to throw out those that God shows you have an evil nature not of HIM that will only cause harm to the Body of Christ if you allow their constant strife, criticism, or gossips to polute the whole bucket of fish like ick. If you have ever raised fish you know what ick is, it is a yucky slimy mess that contaminates one fish and spreads through your tank and eventually kills them all. Men of God are to be shepherds watching the flock against all enemies, and now a days, the enemy is hiding within the flock as well. Be watchful and ready to pounce on evil doing business under your roof.
