What do you think
Jesus meant by this?
Matthew 7:6(NKJV)
“Do not give what is holy to the
dogs; nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under
their feet, and turn and tear you in pieces.
Who are the dogs and
the swine? And doesn't it take a
judgement to determine that?
Here is my take on
it. We have a couple of competing
commands. We are to share the Gospel
with all and yet we aren't to share it with dogs and swine. I reach that conclusion based on my belief
that the Gospel is Holy. So how do we
handle the conflict?
I think we are to
share the Gospel with all unless someone makes it clear that they antagonistic
towards the Gospel. In other words they
have shown through word and deed that they are enemies of God.
I think essentially
Jesus is saying don't waste your time with people who are actively trying to
tear down the Gospel and steal other people's faith. Let God himself deal with those people.
Make sense?
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