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 Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 2:33 pm
This is one thing that I really think people need to understand, even if they can't live by it.
God is Love. Love doesn't judge other people for not believing in their religion, Love doesn't hate, Love accepts people fo rwho they are, and Love does not look down on others.
Sometimes I kind of cringe when Christians talk about things that are "Unchristian" and judge people for their beliefs or thoughts. How can you preach to someone without understanding them?
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Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 3:14 pm
true. but we shouldn't be like "oh! so your'e bisexual, you have 3 hookers in your house, and you have an alter to satan in your living room? oh ok! wow! well, you want to be friends? and you know.. Jesus loves you." neutral show them love, but we still need to draw the line some where
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Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 3:17 pm
Yes, we do need to draw the line as far as who we hang out with on a regular basis. . . It's ok if you are chatting with someone about God and they are say . . . a Satanist. But if you are dating a Satanist and stuff . . . well . . . that's a whole 'nother story dude. stare
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Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 3:20 pm
xd lol yea. whats it called? missionary dating? :XP:
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Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 4:14 pm
pepperann18027 Yes, we do need to draw the line as far as who we hang out with on a regular basis. . . It's ok if you are chatting with someone about God and they are say . . . a Satanist. But if you are dating a Satanist and stuff . . . well . . . that's a whole 'nother story dude. stare But if you love them then you shouldn't reject them for that reason.
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Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 4:15 pm
jesus_iz_da_bomb true. but we shouldn't be like "oh! so your'e bisexual, you have 3 hookers in your house, and you have an alter to satan in your living room? oh ok! wow! well, you want to be friends? and you know.. Jesus loves you." neutral show them love, but we still need to draw the line some where Where?
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Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 9:04 pm
I think what he means is that we shouldn't let ourselves become corrupted by others' bad choices is all. I mean if it is something you yourself has an issue with . . . say maybe you used to do a certain sin such as binge drinking but God is helping you overcome it . . . well you wouldn't neccessarily go and witness to folks at bars all the time if it's a temptation to you. . . sweatdrop
Would you?
I believe you can love anyone . . . but that it may be a bad idea to seriously date an unbeliever because that might corrupt you and pull you away from God. It might mean that you would to choose between your significant other and God someday. crying
Now this is just my view . . . you guys are entitiled to your opinions and beliefs.
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Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 12:51 am
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Yeah, good point. You wouldn't want to surround yourself with temptations; but as long as you and another person can recognize that you both have your own opinions and you can still feel comfortable around them, then you shouldn't reject them for trivial reasons. 3nodding
God does love everybody; I think he would really understand. surprised
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Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 2:24 pm
I don't find anything wrong with being friends with people who are not Christians. How else are we supposed to spread the word of the Gospels? If we just surround ourselves with Christians 24/7, then the good word can't get out. And I agree with Thible, we have to show our love to others and not judge them, because if we start casting them as lower than ourselves, then that's not an effective way to spread the word of God either.
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Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 8:16 pm
Admirable_Mention I don't find anything wrong with being friends with people who are not Christians. How else are we supposed to spread the word of the Gospels? If we just surround ourselves with Christians 24/7, then the good word can't get out. And I agree with Thible, we have to show our love to others and not judge them, because if we start casting them as lower than ourselves, then that's not an effective way to spread the word of God either. Plus, seeing other people's view(s) of the world is fun and having friends is worthwhile anyways. biggrin
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Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 7:08 am
Thible Admirable_Mention I don't find anything wrong with being friends with people who are not Christians. How else are we supposed to spread the word of the Gospels? If we just surround ourselves with Christians 24/7, then the good word can't get out. And I agree with Thible, we have to show our love to others and not judge them, because if we start casting them as lower than ourselves, then that's not an effective way to spread the word of God either. Plus, seeing other people's view(s) of the world is fun and having friends is worthwhile anyways. biggrin this is true.
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Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 6:37 pm
Thible This is one thing that I really think people need to understand, even if they can't live by it. God is Love. Love doesn't judge other people for not believing in their religion, Love doesn't hate, Love accepts people fo rwho they are, and Love does not look down on others. Sometimes I kind of cringe when Christians talk about things that are "Unchristian" and judge people for their beliefs or thoughts. How can you preach to someone without understanding them? Well, Love also loves enough to want someone to be better than are if they aren't at their best. Think about this way: Say I'm watching another teacher's classroom and I see a student not doing their classwork. If I didn't care about the student, wouldn't it be a lot easier to let them sleep or sit on their a**? Now if I care about the kid, and their grades, it's a sure thing I'm going to say something or ask if I can help, right? Same with my neice. If I don't care about her, I let her flop around and misbehave in church and go on thinking God and Jesus are two different people... I pull her into the acoylyte room to gripe at her because I love her and I want her to know better....not just to pick on her. Get it? As for preaching the gospel, I find that caring about someone and showing it works best. I make a bigger impression with the light in my eyes than I would beating someone over the head with a bible or cryptically remarking to my hindu friend that he really should go back to Church instead of being one of 10 white Hindu people in Oklahoma. I tend to take St. Franscis' approach on the whole thing: Preach the gospel always, use words when neccessary.
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Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 7:54 pm
I agree. That's a good approach. ^^
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Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 12:14 pm
Thible I agree. That's a good approach. ^^ Thanks. smile
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Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 7:03 pm
pepperann18027 I think what he means is that we shouldn't let ourselves become corrupted by others' bad choices is all. I mean if it is something you yourself has an issue with . . . say maybe you used to do a certain sin such as binge drinking but God is helping you overcome it . . . well you wouldn't neccessarily go and witness to folks at bars all the time if it's a temptation to you. . . sweatdrop
Would you? yep. mrgreen that's exacly what i meant
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