Minister’s Corner: The problem of putdowns

Did you ever know someone that loved to criticize others? Normally, someone who criticizes others isn’t prejudicial, they will criticize friends as quickly as enemies. They love to find fault with others. The fact is that we all love to cut down, put down and criticize those who don’t go along with us. Let’s be honest with ourselves.
The answer to put downs is found in Philippians 2:3. Paul writes, “Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than themselves.” If we would learn to see others as better than ourselves, we would quickly stop putting them down, for we would realize that when we do, we also are judging ourselves.