BARTIMAEUS' WALK WAS A DIVISIVE WALK.
By following Jesus, Bartimaeus had to leave behind certain people,
places and preferences. He couldn't stay where he was and walk with Jesus at the
same time. He knew that motion and inertia cannot coexist.
Following Jesus causes division (Lu. 12:51-53). One of the hardest things about following Jesus is that you might
have to lose some friends (2 Cor. 6:14-15). Now that you have met Jesus, you can no longer do what your friends
do, go where they go, think what they think, and talk like
they talk. The difference that Jesus has already made in you causes them severe
internal agitation.
Does this mean that you, as a believer in Jesus, must sever all
relationship with unbelievers?
- If it is a dating or engagement relationship, yes.
- If it is a marriage relationship, no.
- What about other relationships?
- How will an unbeliever hear about Jesus unless a believer tells him? (Rom. 10:14). Just make sure that you are influencing the unbeliever and not vice versa. Just make sure that you are giving your testimony, not losing it.
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