Do you believe I am adding to God's Word? Perhaps you should ask yourself what someone's word is? Is it not what comes out of his mouth? Is it different with God? Has He confined it to the pages of a book, even the Bible, or did it become the man of flesh, Jesus?
"And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth" John 1:14
To whom would, or should, we be charitable [according to one definition, charitable = kindness and tolerance in our judgment of others]... only to those with whom we agree?
What does this verse mean?
"Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves" Phil 2:3
Who is this other? Could it be someone with whom we disagree, even a brother in the Lord? How about being kind and tolerant even toward those who are certainly our enemies in the things of God. Could we be kind to them and tolerant with them and even esteem them better than we do ourselves?
You want a simple black and white answer, but simply look at the example Jesus provided in himself:
"Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do..." Luke 23:34
Was he forgiving his followers, or the Romans who did the crucifying ,or the Jews who instigate the whole thing? Or did he forgive them all? Is not that a perfect example of be charitable while being no respecter of persons?
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