How we should react to unfair accusations

[SavedByGrace3]

How should we react to unfair accusations and mistreatment because we believe the truth?

WoFers will endure persecution. It is inevitable. If you hold to the word, teach the word, and live the word; you will endure persecution for the word.

Matthew 13:21
21 Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.

Matthew 5:10-12
10 Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.

When they tell lies and misrepresent you and the wonderful things the Lord has revealed to us, we are to take it with patience and never return lie for lie or railing for railing.

1 Peter 2:19-23
19 For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.
20 For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.
21 For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:
22 Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:
23 Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:

 

[Shepherd1]

I believe we are to respond with Forgiveness. Sometimes this is hard. Very hard. But when we seek to please God, and to fulfill our purposes here on Earth, we are to remind ourselves that Jesus died on the Cross so that we as sinners can be forgiven - even when we do not deserve it.

I am sure we have all received unfair criticism and judgements by people around us. We have even experienced such unspeakable cruelty and have endured unforgivable things being committed against us, that one wonders how we can ever forgive that person etc. But what I believe we are to do, is to forgive the person as God forgives us. (We are not condoning the person's actions by forgiving them.)

Matthew 6:12 GN "Forgive us the wrongs we have done, as we forgive the wrongs that others have done to us." Then further explains Matthew 6:14-15 GN "If you forgive others the wrongs they ahve done to you, your Father in heaven will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others, then your Father will not forgive the wrongs you have done."

My personal experience - when I find it very difficult to forgive someone, I say 'Lord, I give this person to you now. I am struggling here to forgive this person and I now place Romans 5:5 over the whole situation. Rom 5:5 GN "This hope does not disappoint us, for God has poured out his love into our hearts by means of the Holy Spirit, who is God's gift to us." Thankyou, in Jesus name. Amen. After I say this, I feel a wonderful peace come to into my heart from the Holy Spirit - try it it works!

God bless
Shepherd

 

[SavedByGrace3]

I believe we are to respond with Forgiveness. Sometimes this is hard. Very hard. But when we seek to please God, and to fulfill our purposes here on Earth, we are to remind ourselves that Jesus died on the Cross so that we as sinners can be forgiven - even when we do not deserve it.

I am sure we have all received unfair criticism and judgements by people around us. We have even experienced such unspeakable cruelty and have endured unforgivable things being committed against us, that one wonders how we can ever forgive that person etc. But what I believe we are to do, is to forgive the person as God forgives us. (We are not condoning the person's actions by forgiving them.)

Matthew 6:12 GN "Forgive us the wrongs we have done, as we forgive the wrongs that others have done to us." Then further explains Matthew 6:14-15 GN "If you forgive others the wrongs they ahve done to you, your Father in heaven will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others, then your Father will not forgive the wrongs you have done."

My personal experience - when I find it very difficult to forgive someone, I say 'Lord, I give this person to you now. I am struggling here to forgive this person and I now place Romans 5:5 over the whole situation. Rom 5:5 GN "This hope does not disappoint us, for God has poured out his love into our hearts by means of the Holy Spirit, who is God's gift to us." Thankyou, in Jesus name. Amen. After I say this, I feel a wonderful peace come to into my heart from the Holy Spirit - try it it works!

God bless
Shepherd

It is so easy for things that you say and do to be taken wrongly. Have you ever expressed love only to have it taken as condesention or sarcasm?
Very difficult to deal with. Pains of rejection.

 

[sk8Joyful]

WoFers will endure persecution. It is inevitable. If you hold to the word, teach the word, and live the word; you will endure persecution for the word.
Matthew 13:
21 For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:
22 Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:
23 Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:

The very people going around, 'unrighteously judging' others right, left & center, then claim to be "persecuted".
When you persecute/reject others, you ask to be persecuted/rejected yourself; for the Lord said:
Whatsoever judgment you (ignorantly) meet out, so shall you be judged, & rejected. -
Never mind what words you preach, no less condescendingly.
And at this point,
or since last year, after one CF-er invited some here to another site, of people with a belief-system I had never heard of before, so curiously I started asking questions... What do you exactly believe?, etc. & so forth; what was the wof'ers response?? - banning
------------------------------ pitiful little in their behavior,
I observe God/Jesus either demonstrating, or encouraging any of His children to as well live... as far as the 2 greatest commandments:
GOD blessed us with His Gospel, as follows: >>>LOVE<<< God with
all your soul, all your mind, all your heart, & all your strength AND >>>LOVE<<< your neighbor as yourself".

What good is it to talk some talk, when before, during, & after you can not bring yourself to walk the walk too. - Without examplifying GOD's Gospel, He says words are empty. - Now, close to us are several Wof'er congregations, that our family will never have anything to do with, because experience with those people has reinforced that.
---
otoh, we find ourselves in a circle of family & friends who understand the essence of 1st John 4: wherein
we are gently reminded how much GOD LOVES US, so we can *trust* Him. ~ God is ALL love, and
all who live in love live in God, & God lives in us, with love continuously growing...We love each other because GOD 1st. loved us.

Therein lies the difference: Wof'ers loving not, are but left with 'judging', and that badly, because God's LOVE is not in them. - BUT they can yet *change* , their *choice*

 

[SavedByGrace3]

God's blessings and peace be to you all the days of your life!

The very people going around, 'unrighteously judging' others right, left & center, then claim to be "persecuted".
When you persecute/reject others, you ask to be persecuted/rejected yourself; for the Lord said:
Whatsoever judgment you (ignorantly) meet out, so shall you be judged, & rejected. -
Never mind what words you preach, no less condescendingly.
And at this point,
or since last year, after one CF-er invited some here to another site, of people with a belief-system I had never heard of before, so curiously I started asking questions... What do you exactly believe?, etc. & so forth; what was the wof'ers response?? - banning
------------------------------ pitiful little in their behavior,
I observe God/Jesus either demonstrating, or encouraging any of His children to as well live... as far as the 2 greatest commandments:
GOD blessed us with His Gospel, as follows: >>>LOVE<<< God with
all your soul, all your mind, all your heart, & all your strength AND >>>LOVE<<< your neighbor as yourself".

What good is it to talk some talk, when before, during, & after you can not bring yourself to walk the walk too. - Without examplifying GOD's Gospel, He says words are empty. - Now, close to us are several Wof'er congregations, that our family will never have anything to do with, because experience with those people has reinforced that.
---
otoh, we find ourselves in a circle of family & friends who understand the essence of 1st John 4: wherein
we are gently reminded how much GOD LOVES US, so we can *trust* Him. ~ God is ALL love, and
all who live in love live in God, & God lives in us, with love continuously growing...We love each other because GOD 1st. loved us.

Therein lies the difference: Wof'ers loving not, are but left with 'judging', and that badly, because God's LOVE is not in them. - BUT they can yet *change* , their *choice*

 

[sk8Joyful]

God's blessings and peace be to you all the days of your life!

Thank you! and the same to you

 

[peacechild4]

Someone once told me.. people may not believe what you say.. but they cannot deny what happens to you.. your testimony.. things that they can see..

I am learning not to say anything to those who unfairly accuse.. because that is exactly what most people are looking for.. you to come back at them.. JESUS HIMSELF made little answer to the accusations against HIM..

We need to hold our peace.. sometimes go away and pray first.. get in the WORD that sort of thing..

We need to love them back.. bless those who curse us.. and do good to those who despitefully use us.. our conduct is seen.. and then people want want we have..

Patience is a fruit of the SPIRIT.. and when we find ourselves being patient.. and loving.. it is encouraging..

I have prayed for my hubby who has not always been good to me.. now he has left me.. and yet I am finding I can be patient now as GOD brings him in.. LOL.. Even though every day it is hard.. and it would be so easy to lose my cool.. I choose to love.. and treat him right.. and ohhhh the confidence in me when I am in the right realm... in faith.. believing.. is awesome.. there is nothing I cannot do.. LOL..

I smile too that so many people.. believers and non believers are watching.. AND especially so many who are unbelieving believers who see this as over.. will now see the LORD work it out and will become believers for miracles too..

BLESSED be the name of the LORD..

 

[Shepherd1]

Someone once told me.. people may not believe what you say.. but they cannot deny what happens to you.. your testimony.. things that they can see..

I am learning not to say anything to those who unfairly accuse.. because that is exactly what most people are looking for.. you to come back at them.. JESUS HIMSELF made little answer to the accusations against HIM..

We need to hold our peace.. sometimes go away and pray first.. get in the WORD that sort of thing..

We need to love them back.. bless those who curse us.. and do good to those who despitefully use us.. our conduct is seen.. and then people want want we have..

Patience is a fruit of the SPIRIT.. and when we find ourselves being patient.. and loving.. it is encouraging..

I have prayed for my hubby who has not always been good to me.. now he has left me.. and yet I am finding I can be patient now as GOD brings him in.. LOL.. Even though every day it is hard.. and it would be so easy to lose my cool.. I choose to love.. and treat him right.. and ohhhh the confidence in me when I am in the right realm... in faith.. believing.. is awesome.. there is nothing I cannot do.. LOL..

I smile too that so many people.. believers and non believers are watching.. AND especially so many who are unbelieving believers who see this as over.. will now see the LORD work it out and will become believers for miracles too..

BLESSED be the name of the LORD..

Amen to that!I am standing on the belief "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and both you and your household shall be saved." (Can't remember the scripture number but you all know it!) I can already see the changes!

I am believing for you too that your husband will come back to you because 'What God has joined together let no man separate." In Jesus name. Amen!

God bless
Shepherd

 

[peacechild4]

Oh wow that is another scripture I am standing on.. blessed be the name of the LORD!! Thank you... 'What God has joined together let no man separate."

 

[KingZzub]

Great OP, great to hear your voice on here again Dids.

 

[MikeVan]

It is so easy for things that you say and do to be taken wrongly. Have you ever expressed love only to have it taken as condesention or sarcasm?
Very difficult to deal with. Pains of rejection.

If you walk in Love, their rejection is irrelevant. Our Command was to Love them. Not to be Loved by them. Expect them to hate you - and realize they do so because they hated Christ first - which puts us in EXCELLENT Company!

When you are accused unfairly, it too is irrelevant. Perfected Love casts out all fear. There is simply no reason to be afraid. Stick to the truth and give praise and thanks to the Lord for the fiery darts that come against you, knowing that with Love there is no way you can be harmed - even if they bring stones against you like they did Paul and Stephen. You will be mocked and lied about - cast that care on Christ for it's not your care to bear. Your care is to remain consistent in your Love and to continue the mission given to you by God.

We are not here to be liked by the world. If the world likes us, we have a problem. We are here to bear the Gospel of Grace to a world that doesn't want it. Keep in mind always that you are accepted by God - there is nothing that anyone who is NOT God can do to change that or make that less. Let them hate you then and feel nothing regarding that except for praise and thanksgiving to God for letting us remain here to minister to those His Son died for.

Additionally - they only lie about you because you've given them no dirt to use against you. Be blameless in your conduct before them and make it so that if they are to accuse you, they'll have to lie to do so. Praise the Lord!!!

Who it comes from is also irrelevant. We will be estranged from mother and father and wife and brother and sister and children and friends over the course of our ministry - and Yeshua said so. Accept it and keep moving forward, casting the care of that on Christ and not returning hate and pain for their rejection, but giving praise and thanks that your name is written in the Book of Life. In the end, WE are Family - we all have our mothers and fathers and brothers and sisters and children and friends right here in our fellowship - where Blood is thicker than womb water!

 

[Shepherd1]

If you walk in Love, their rejection is irrelevant. Our Command was to Love them. Not to be Loved by them. Expect them to hate you - and realize they do so because they hated Christ first - which puts us in EXCELLENT Company!

When you are accused unfairly, it too is irrelevant. Perfected Love casts out all fear. There is simply no reason to be afraid. Stick to the truth and give praise and thanks to the Lord for the fiery darts that come against you, knowing that with Love there is no way you can be harmed - even if they bring stones against you like they did Paul and Stephen. You will be mocked and lied about - cast that care on Christ for it's not your care to bear. Your care is to remain consistent in your Love and to continue the mission given to you by God.

We are not here to be liked by the world. If the world likes us, we have a problem. We are here to bear the Gospel of Grace to a world that doesn't want it. Keep in mind always that you are accepted by God - there is nothing that anyone who is NOT God can do to change that or make that less. Let them hate you then and feel nothing regarding that except for praise and thanksgiving to God for letting us remain here to minister to those His Son died for.

Additionally - they only lie about you because you've given them no dirt to use against you. Be blameless in your conduct before them and make it so that if they are to accuse you, they'll have to lie to do so. Praise the Lord!!!

Who it comes from is also irrelevant. We will be estranged from mother and father and wife and brother and sister and children and friends over the course of our ministry - and Yeshua said so. Accept it and keep moving forward, casting the care of that on Christ and not returning hate and pain for their rejection, but giving praise and thanks that your name is written in the Book of Life. In the end, WE are Family - we all have our mothers and fathers and brothers and sisters and children and friends right here in our fellowship - where Blood is thicker than womb water!

Yes, and I find that when I am hurting from the way the world treats me, it is always helpful to turn to the Scriptures. I speak them out and feel the Lord carrying me...

Jeremiah 31:9,13 GN "I will guide them to streams of water on a smooth road where they will not stumble. Then the young women will dance and be happy, and men, young and old, will rejoice. I will comfort them and turn their mourning into joy, their sorrow into gladness."

God bless
Shepherd

 

[peacechild4]

Yes, and I find that when I am hurting from the way the world treats me, it is always helpful to turn to the Scriptures. I speak them out and feel the Lord carrying me...

Jeremiah 31:9,13 GN "I will guide them to streams of water on a smooth road where they will not stumble. Then the young women will dance and be happy, and men, young and old, will rejoice. I will comfort them and turn their mourning into joy, their sorrow into gladness."

God bless
Shepherd

Jeremiah 31:9,13 GN "I will guide them to streams of water on a smooth road where they will not stumble. Then the young women will dance and be happy, and men, young and old, will rejoice. I will comfort them and turn their mourning into joy, their sorrow into gladness."

This is an awesome scripture..

 

[Shepherd1]

Jeremiah 31:9,13 GN "I will guide them to streams of water on a smooth road where they will not stumble. Then the young women will dance and be happy, and men, young and old, will rejoice. I will comfort them and turn their mourning into joy, their sorrow into gladness."

This is an awesome scripture..

Yes, God is good!

 

[Shepherd1]

Oh wow that is another scripture I am standing on.. blessed be the name of the LORD!! Thank you... 'What God has joined together let no man separate."

Hi peacechild4

I've been trying to locate this thread so that I could post these additional scriptures for you to stand on in your situation if you like. (You probably are already standing on them, but here they are just in case.)

Proverbs 31:11 TNIV "Her husband has full confidence in her and lacks nothing of value."

Proverbs 31:25 TNIV "She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come."

Proverbs 31:28-31 TNIV "Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her: Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all. Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised. Honor her for all that her hands have done, and let her works bring her praise at the city gate." Amen

I will be standing with you believing all these things over you and your family, in Jesus name, Amen.

All the best
Shepherd

 

[CindyisHis]

It is so easy for things that you say and do to be taken wrongly. Have you ever expressed love only to have it taken as condesention or sarcasm?
Very difficult to deal with. Pains of rejection.

Yes. I deal with this more than I'd like to. I find it is not worth defending myself by trying to explain what I meant even when my reason for doing so is for the benefit of the other. If a person won't listen it causes only more strife. However if you can get a brother to listen you have won them. A brother offended is harder to be won than to take a city. Just keep loving forgiving and praying for them.

 

[Shepherd1]

It is so easy for things that you say and do to be taken wrongly. Have you ever expressed love only to have it taken as condesention or sarcasm?
Very difficult to deal with. Pains of rejection.

Matthew 11:28 GN "Come to me, all of you who are tired from carrying heavy loads, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke and put it on you, and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in spirit; and you will find rest. For the yoke I will give you is easy, and the load I will put on you is light." God bless...

 

[heatherfb]

I am currently in a situaton where myself and a small group of Word believing friends are being spoken about in a very negative and untrue way. People within the fellowship are gossiping about us behind our backs and slandering our reputations. It is very hard to be Christ like in that situation but every morning and throughout the day I have to say I will not react to them in a similar way. Praise God, the situation is going to be addressed by church leaders but until then I just have to keep praying and loving these people.

All that has been said about forgiveness above is really helpful.

 

[pdudgeon]

be of good courage, for as they treated Jesus, so they will treat us.

 

[MikeVan]

I am currently in a situaton where myself and a small group of Word believing friends are being spoken about in a very negative and untrue way. People within the fellowship are gossiping about us behind our backs and slandering our reputations. It is very hard to be Christ like in that situation but every morning and throughout the day I have to say I will not react to them in a similar way. Praise God, the situation is going to be addressed by church leaders but until then I just have to keep praying and loving these people.

All that has been said about forgiveness above is really helpful.

That reminds you of this:

1 Corinthians 11:17-22
17 Now in giving these instructions I do not praise you, since you come together not for the better but for the worse. 18 For first of all, when you come together as a church, I hear that there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it. 19 For there must also be factions among you, that those who are approved may be recognized among you. 20 Therefore when you come together in one place, it is not to eat the Lord’s Supper. 21 For in eating, each one takes his own supper ahead of others; and one is hungry and another is drunk. 22 What! Do you not have houses to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God and shame those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you in this? I do not praise you.

It was surely hurtful for those deemed less worthy by their brethren - but be of good cheer for your heart is in the right place in loving them anyway and praying for them as we are to do for brethren who are falling to carnal influences. They don't know what they are doing and the objective of the enemy is to divide - the objective of Love is to unite even in the face of adversity. I pray your Elders will be effective in planting seeds of correction and bringing the two groups back into a tight communion!