Alexander the coppersmith

Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord reward him according to his works: Of whom be thou ware also; for he hath greatly withstood our words. (II Timothy 4:15)

What motivated Alexander that he would invite the curse of Paul? Perhaps Alexander was a fine man with many friends. So often we picture the tares as being the personification of evil with whom no decent person would dare associate. You may find that your best friend is an Alexander and will begin to plant doubts in your mind about the integrity of your pastor or of some other Christian worker. What will you do then?

If you are a true saint you will go to the Lord for the strength to avoid your friend, in accordance with the directive of Paul. Or, being weak of spirit, you may continue to associate with the critic until you have been robbed of your crown. Meanwhile the Lord goes on building His Kingdom through that very imperfect pastor or Christian worker.

If the Christian leader is truly living in sin, then the elders of the church may have to take action. However, prayerful action of the elders of an assembly is worlds apart from the cheap, idle gossip and slander that passes from believer to believer. Such loose talk often is not based in truth. Nevertheless it will still be destructive. This is the work of Satan himself.

If Satan always worked in an obvious manner there would be no such thing as deception.

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