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1 | Difference between christian/ disciple | Acts 11:26 | Morant61 | 131233 | ||
Greetings GB! As I mentioned my friend, I wasn't directing my comments specifically toward you! :-) I don't believe that it is possible for one to be both truthful and loving at the same time. The thing that I always try to remember is that what I am presenting isn't MY TRUTH! It is God's truth. Therefore, I don't have to take it personally if His truth is rejected by someone. :-) Besides, if I am being insulting, it is less likely that the person whom I am trying to reach will hear the truth anyway. Imagine the following two statements were addressed to you: "I love you my brother and I really believe that you are going to be very useful in God's kingdom. However, there is an area of your life that you really need to pray about bringing under the Lordship of Christ...." Or, "If you weren't so stupid, you could understand what I am saying!" To which statement would you most likely respond to positively? :-) Again, my friend, I am not addressing this subject specifically to you. I am simply using the opportunity to remind all of us to season our words with love and grace. :-) Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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2 | Difference between christian/ disciple | Acts 11:26 | Glory Bound | 131479 | ||
Tim, your words are filled with wisdom. As I read them, I couldn't help but to think that we are told that we should be as Christ. I expect you have probably had those two statements aimed at you at one time or another. I have been the recipient of those particular statements, and many which were much more derogatory. It is of a certainty that anyone who, like you and I, stand on the "Unleavened Word," has endured such. I like your thought that "what I am presenting isn't MY TRUTH! It is God's truth. Therefore, I don't have to take it personally if His truth is rejected by someone. It falls in line with my thought that the "if the recipient doesn't like the message, they should take it up with the originator; not the messenger." I am always open to truth. Most whom I converse with think they have it. I do not claim to be anyone special where the Word is concerned, but I do know the truth, and a lie or "half truth," which is also a lie, when I see it. I'm sorry but I just can't keep my mouth shut when I see lies and half truths where the Word is concerned. As many should, themselves consider, I am still in the process of honing my method of delivery though. What amazes me is when someone comes to these boards; asks a question; then wants to argue the answer. Those, I feel are rarely interested in the truth. They only wish to twist it. I only respond to such posts in hopes that others will see the truth. I wonder how often the Sewer has sewn in what appeared to be fertile soil, only to find that the seeds that fell along the way produced the more. GB |
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