Episode 142: The Enemy Within: When Christians Attack Their Own

In this episode of the C-Suite for Christ Podcast, we’re talking about the dirty secret the church doesn’t want to admit: Christians attacking Christians. Not outsiders. Not atheists. Fellow believers, turning their swords on each other—devouring the body of Christ from the inside out.

Let’s call it what it is: spiritual sabotage. Pride, jealousy, insecurity—masked as discernment, but leaving division, disunity, and destruction in its wake.

But here’s the truth that echoes through eternity—Jesus is still Lord, and His mission is unity, not uniformity. “By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” (John 13:35)

So what about you? When you face the test—will you build up, or tear down?
Will you compete, or will you cover the world in Christ, locked arm-in-arm with your fellow believers?

Buckle up. This one’s raw, real, and rooted in truth.

Division is the devil’s favorite weapon. Unity is the church’s greatest witness. (Ephesians 4:3, John 17:21-23)

Key takeaway:

03:04 - We're at war now. Not with flesh and blood, mind you, but with principalities and the powers of darkness. If you don't believe me, grab your Bible and take a look at Ephesians 6:12. And yet, while we're supposed to be storming the gates of hell together, many Christians are turning their swords on each other. It's like a battlefield where soldiers spend more time fighting their own army than resisting the real enemy. This is not just a tragic situation, it's diabolical.

06:22 - We, you, me, other Christians, we're the reason people are walking away from Jesus. It's not the world, it's not Hollywood, it's not these woke universities. It's us. Just marinate on that for a sec. We're harming the witness of Christ because we can't stop tearing each other down. We are walking, talking contradictions. We preach grace, but practice condemnation. We sing about unity, but we live in tribalism. We say we follow Christ, but more often than not, we act like Pharisees.

24:16 - When Christians attack other Christians, we're not just damaging reputations. We're damaging the reputation of Christ himself. Sure, on the surface, that may sound extreme, but it's biblical. John 13:35 says this: 'By this, everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.' Not if you quote the right Bible version, not if you vote a certain way, not if you have all your theological ducks in a row. But if you love one another.

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