Mark 9:38-40

Mark 9:38-40 And John answered him, saying, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name, and he followeth not us: and we forbad him, because he followeth not us. But Jesus said, Forbid him not: for there is no man which shall do a miracle in my name, that can lightly speak evil of me. For he that is not against us is on our part. John was getting a little uppity. He corrected someone else just because the other person was not following Jesus like the disciples were. But this other person was doing good things in the name of Jesus. So Jesus had to rebuke John. Jesus said, “Leave this other person alone. If he is doing good things in my name, that’s OK. He is doing good things in my name. Leave him alone.” There are many churches that are not exactly like us. But the question is, what do they say about Jesus and about His Word, the Bible? If they believe in Jesus, they are not our enemies. If they believe in the Bible, but interpret it a little different than we do, they are not the enemy. That’s not my opinion; that’s what Jesus said. And Jesus said, leave them alone. They that are not against us are for us. Good advice.