d the other, they obeyed the bumper sticker that said ľ Honk if you love Jesus. They waved at each other and both took the same exit and stopped at the same restaurant. As they got out of their cars they greeted each other with ľ Praise the Lord. What was the next question? You guessed itůWhat church do you go to? Weĺre Baptistůand you? Weĺre Methodists ůa silenceůthenůOh. The conversation was over with no fellowship as they privately ate their meal and left. There are such exaggerated attitudes that came from deep within. I heard a preacher pass by a sign that read, Church of Christ. He remarked, there is the Church without Christ. When the Pentecostals began to emerge in the early 1900ĺs, they faced a great deal of persecution. A baptism of love should have gotten rid of any prejudice, but it seemed that he defense mechanism produced more than scripturally based convictions. Then the Charismatics came forth and many times their unity and growth were also tainted with feelings against what was called the denominational churches. There were group jokes like getting the left food of fellowship or leaving the church when you had to skate down the aisle and shake hands with the polar bear behind the pulpit. Can you see that prejudice hinders relationships in the body of Christ?God hates sin. However, it is possible to be prejudice against sinners. Much of the church is prejudiced against homosexuals. One man said, I know what to do with themůyou hit them right between the eyes. God hates sin, but He loves sinners. We must separate the sin from the sinner and separate sin from the Christian. We have been given the Great Commission to take the gospel to the whole world.What effect does prejudice have in ministry? Prejudice is the hindrance to reaching all people. It will limit your effectiveness or you will miss out on your ministry entirely. It will turn you into a...
