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Mark 3:2‭-‬3 NLT Since it was the Sabbath, Jesus’ enemies watched him closely. If he healed the man’s hand, they planned to accuse him of working on the Sabbath. Jesus said to the man with the deformed hand, “Come and stand in front of everyone.”

Jesus’ enemies watched Him closely to see if He would (not could) heal on the Sabbath so that they could accuse Him. They weren’t concerned about the health of the man. Their goal was to accuse.

Unfortunately, this is still true today. There are ministers or people who are doing their best to minister the gospel of Jesus Christ. They’re encouraging people to have a relationship with God regardless of faults, they’re motivating people to believe God for the best, and to believe God to be healed. With all the good they’re doing, there are still saved and unsaved people trying to find fault and accuse them of deception.

They’ll highlight how the person is using the scriptures inaccurately. They’ll encourage people not to listen to or support their ministry based on how they ministered the gospel or who they associate themselves with. They don’t have anything to say themselves. They simply want to bring the public figure down.

This is expected from people in the world, but this is not the will of God for a believer. People may not have a full understanding of certain scriptures, but unless they’re speaking heresy, there’s no reason to accuse them of deception or be overly critical. If they’re leading people to Christ and encouraging believers, let’s celebrate them and not cause further division in the body of Christ.