Sharing is Caring

Those Who Do Not Gather (or Stand) with Jesus         “Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters” ( Luke 11:23 ).       (1)    This statement is also recorded in Matthew 12:30: “Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.”   (a)     As I meditated on this verse, I was led to revisit Luke 9:50 , which I had already reflected on: “Do not stop him,” Jesus said, “for whoever is not against you is for you.”   Mark 9:40 similarly records: “Whoever is not against us is for us.”   (i)      This passage is a fundamental principle that defines the scope of co-workers in the kingdom of God , and it is a declaration that completely breaks the disciples’ narrow and exclusive mindset. Its specific meanings are as follows:   1.       There is no ‘neutrality’; the ‘direc...