Acts 24:16 - "I myself always strive to have a conscience without offense toward God and men."
In Matthew 26:22 Jesus said, "One of you will betray Me." the disciples asked, "Lord, is it I?" Every one of them was so conscious of his human weaknesses that not a single one of them could say that it would not be he. How long do you think Jesus had known who would betray Him? Jesus had been with them, feeding them, walking up and down with them, and He had never told any of them that Judas would be His betrayer.
Those who follow Jesus should be so sober and sensitive that they would not speak against someone else, whether the words are true or not. If Jesus had told the disciples that Judas would one day betray Him, what would have been the result? Everyone would have been bitter against Judas. So He saved all His disciples from being bitter against Judas for three years. What love!
In Matthew 26:22 Jesus said, "One of you will betray Me." the disciples asked, "Lord, is it I?" Every one of them was so conscious of his human weaknesses that not a single one of them could say that it would not be he. How long do you think Jesus had known who would betray Him? Jesus had been with them, feeding them, walking up and down with them, and He had never told any of them that Judas would be His betrayer.
Those who follow Jesus should be so sober and sensitive that they would not speak against someone else, whether the words are true or not. If Jesus had told the disciples that Judas would one day betray Him, what would have been the result? Everyone would have been bitter against Judas. So He saved all His disciples from being bitter against Judas for three years. What love!
