By the people outside the church. This is one of the proofs of his sanity of judgment. Also, since he will in effect be an advertisement for the messianic community (church), he must not be a social outcast. [MacKnight thinks this refers to the time before he became a Christian, but I think 1 Peter 4:2-4 proves that we are to ignore what a man (or woman) may have been before they became a Christian. Past mistakes should not be allowed to veto present ability.]

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