Walking down the same path

He says a popular saying: "when you see your neighbor's beard burn, put yours to soak." It is easy to condemn other for their mistakes, but rarely learn from them not to commit the same error.

See the bad consequences of events elsewhere, should not lead us to follow his path, but this happens rarely. We believed that this does not happen to us, tried the same formula and expect different results. Learning from past mistakes is wise, but in this, many of us fail.

The book of Job tells of the sufferings of a man and the circumstances around him spoke. Among them are his friends, that instead of having sweet words of encouragement to become the accuser of sin and injustice of their situation as a trigger. Job 22:5-11 NVI too Is not your wickedness? And are not your sins endless? (6) Without defendants bail plea of thy brethren, and pledge their offal mantos; ¡dejabas the nude! (7) By not thirsty gave him water, the hungry will negabas food. (8) Man of power, you take over the earth, man prominently in it will settle. (9) It gave them nothing to widows, and to top it all takes away [a] to the orphans. (10) So now you're surrounded by traps, and you fear sudden attack; (11) prevents you from seeing the dark, and you stifle the torrential waters.

Who else, who less, but all agreed on this: he was suffering because of being unfair. It is them, who believed that the resulting unfairness of the trial, told Job: Job 19:28-29 NVI "You say:" We're going to harass, because it is the root of evil. "(29) But Beware sword, because with it comes the anger justice, for they know that there is a judge. "

View our neighbor beards blaze should make us reflect on our own way, will not be that we are marching in the same direction as the first one.

Beyond that we think our friends were right or not, is the principle of life shut in this situation I want to highlight. It is true that Job found in many of his words while he was required by the test. This was acknowledged by the same: Job 42:3-6 NVI ... I acknowledge that I have talked about things that can not understand, things too wonderful for me that are unknown. ... (6) Therefore, I retract what I said and I repent in dust and ashes. "

But it is also true that the rebuke was his friends so it seems to be the wrong ideas that they tried to Job. Job 42:7-8 TLA Having spoken to Job, God spoke to Elifaz and said: "I am very angry with you and your two friends. What you have told me is true, however, it is true what you said Job. (8) So now accompanying Job, my honor and burned seven bulls and seven rams for me to forgive. Job rogará me by you, and in responding to their prayers I will not be in disgrace. But recognize that, unlike Job, what you have told me is not true. "

Such was the desperation of Job, make them see that they were incurring the same error as he charged, of being unfair in dealing with others. They believed that as unjust punishment came upon Job (beards burning neighbor) and not at all thinking that led them to take care of self examination to see if they were not committing the same injustice (making our beards to soak ).

If you believe that such injustice resulting evils, they should have been careful not to be unfair. That's what I want to draw attention Job :"... But Beware of the sword, because with it comes the anger justice, for they know that a judge ...."

This principle that well illustrates our popular, is not alone in Job. In many parts of the Bible we find the watch or warning to avoid the consequences of the mistake committed by others.
After a fruit which looks good and evil, God tells the prophet Jeremiah 24:8-9 RV60 And the bad figs, which can not be bad to eat, and said the Lord will make Sedequías king of Judah , its princes of Jerusalem and the rest left on this earth, and those who dwell in the land of Egypt. (9) And I will scorn and evil to all the kingdoms of the earth, for shame, for example, by saying a curse and all places where I throw.

The harsh treatment of disobedient people of Judah would be an example for others who are tempted to follow suit. TLA Heb 4:11 Therefore, do everything possible to obey God, to receive on that day rest. Do not follow the example of those who did not believe the good news.

Paul also told the church: 1 Cor 10:1-11 TLA Dear brothers in Christ, keep in mind that when our ancestors crossed the sea of reeds, God covered them with a cloud. (2) Thus, all were baptized in the cloud and sea, and were joined Moses and his followers. (3) They all ate the spiritual food that God gave them. (4) Christ came, and was the spiritual rock that gave them water to allay their thirst. From spiritual drank all that water. (5) However, most of these people do not like God and therefore were killed and their bodies were left lying in the desert. (6) This happened to our people, we must learn our lesson. We should not want to do evil like them. (7) must not worship idols, as some did. So the Bible says: 'The people sat down to eat and drink, and then began to dance in worship of idols. "(8) must not have sexual relations are prohibited, as did some of them. That's why, in one day killed twenty-three mil! (9) Do not try to see how we can sin without Christ we are punished. Some of the people did, and died bitten by snakes. (10) Nor should we complain, as some of them did. So the angel of death killed. (11) All this happened to our people to give us a lesson. And it was written in the Bible, so we provide education to those who live in recent times.

Not all examples are a call of warning, but in keeping with the spirit of the words of Job to his friends that inspired this article, we will just see that these examples are too strong for us to examine not be that we are making the same mistake that we condemn in others.

Then Paul adds: Pesh NT 1 Cor 10:12 So that's to be strong, be careful not to fall.
Says the story: "The acropolis of Sardis was built on a rocky ridge which was considered impregnable. When Cyrus was besieging the city, offered a special reward that discovered how to attack it. True soldier whose name is recalled Hyereades, was watching one day and saw that it fell to the old soldier of the garrison sardita and down to pick between the fortifications. are well established and where to climb down. That night, a company led by one path between the cliffs and when they reached the city, was found fully desguarnecida, so I entered and captured the citadel, which was considered so safe that needed no garnish. Coment.NT W. Barclay, 1Cor.10: 12

Significantly higher than those who failed is a grave error. Believe that our "beard" does not burn like those is to be seriously exposed to the defeat as it was the strength of Sardis. Rather, with humility, look at those errors and examinémonos car, looking for mistakes that occurred in the past, the failure of those who said followers of God.

What is the idea? Said a commentary: "The pressures of today make it easy to forget or we ignore the lessons of the past. But the warnings of Paul reminds us that the Israelites learned lessons about God, so that we avoid repeating their mistakes. The key to remember is to study the Bible regularly to the degree that these lessons become a continual warnings of how God wants us to live. we do not need to repeat their mistakes! " Living Bible Commentary, 1Cor.10: 11

It wants to be a word of caution. Job's friends fell into the trap that he condemned, that is not learned nothing from the lesson they thought he was the same way Job.De can happen to us if we refuse to learn from the lessons of others in the past . Crossing the same roads will be very likely to reap the same consequences.