Fess Up

Imagine two fighter jets about to go into a dogfight. They are the only two friendly planes, the rest are enemies. Now, imagine if one of the jets had defective guns on the right side, and for whatever reason the pilot could not see to his right, and all of the instrumentation was failing on the same side. Is this a problem? Of course it is. The second plane would have to be sure to cover that side of his ally when the enemy approaches. But with the two of them working together, it's still possible for them to win the battle.

Now, what if the pilot of the first jet never told the second that he had plane trouble? What then are the chance of them winning the battle? The second pilot would not know to help out on the weak side, and the first jet would be in serious trouble.

Ephesians 4:25 Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.

You know, in the spiritual warfare that we fight, we have allies in the battle. The gates of hell will not prevail against the church - the assemblyl of believers - not necessarily a believer by himself. Working together, the body of Christ will prevail even against the very gates of hell. However, I think we probably could find some examples of pilots in that warfare that are severely handicapped in one way or another, and they are not willing to be honest about it and let others know.

Christians are to bear one another's burdens (fulfilling the law of Christ). However, if a burden is hidden, the brother becomes weak. If I lie to you, then I am not helping out the body of Christ, but hurting it. I may keep up my good reputation, but it would not be for the mutual benefit of everyone.

Just a thought...