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PeacefulWarrior
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What's it mean to put shoes on words?
...to think about how perceived by others who might read/hear?
...to think about how perceived by others who might read/hear?
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(Matt 25:31-46)
Yessir! Thanks for this reminder, Willie-T.
Reminds me of an interesting concept which came about through some discussion recently:
Were the "sheep" not even aware of their own actions? Was the power of God, working in them so great that they did not even realize their own good deeds? Or, did they simply not realize that when they fed the hungry--they were essentially feeding Jesus for, Christ was in these strangers?
I think an important thing to take away from this parable is that we Christians should view strangers as if they are God's children. We should care for people in need as if they were Christ himself.
"38 And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? 39 And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’ 40 And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers,[a] you did it to me.’"
Saturday, I was reading the passage in Galatians where Jesus appeared to Paul on the road to Damascus, and asked: "Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?" And it hit me like a bolt out of the blue. We, The Mainstream Church, are truly part of the AntiChrist.
Like Paul, we are working hard for God... doing everything righteous and religious that we have made a rule to follow, while actually ignoring Jesus' greatest ministry... That of loving the people He came across on the hiways and biways, every day. Many of us won't even allow a Muslim or an Atheist (sometimes not even a homosexual) to darken our "sacred" church doors.... CERTAINLY NOT a pervert or ........ well, you name it, we often bar them from our churches.
That is against Jesus' will, therefore, "ANTI Christ."
Yes, in a way, that nails it. For me, it means to make the things we say capable of going out into the world... walking on rough, dirty roads, to reach people who we might not otherwise ever see.
Words without shoes don't venture out of their comfortable, carpeted houses. They kind of just settle and lie where they are spoken.
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Ariel82
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It says to "talk with two or three persons who are not members of your study group. Ask them what their attitude is towards persons of other faiths. Explore with these persons how they came to have these attitudes and opinions toward non Christian faiths.
I think, for me, that I made the mistake probably most of us make in just accepting what I was first taught. As the years went by, and the usual doubts arose, I didn't take one of the usual two paths most follow...... that of either digging in, and blindly, stubbornly "believing", no matter what, or that of turning my back on religion.
I felt there had to be more to this stuff, so I began reading. Voraciously. But, I didn't just read of those things I felt might be right to some extent. I have always read (at least 20%) books that I already had prejudices against. And, I taught myself to make no judgments on the particular book in my hands until after I could honestly say that I felt I understood, and, to an extent, sympathized with the author's point of view. It's made a world of difference on how I see other people, and even their religions.
I think it would mean to walk your talk, as opposed to just having
it be all talk. In other words, living it out, not vain philosophies.
Well, not exactly. The Westboro Baptist people appear to do pretty much as you suggested. They won't walk among others, to share their lives. They seem to only shout their words at them from across the street, fully believing in all their hatred.
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But, they do. And that is all that matters to them.
Just as I spoke earlier about Saul killing Followers of Christ. He, also was convinced that he was murdering in the name of God ..... AND in love. Love of the laws he so zealously followed.
Read about Phineas in Numbers 25......... the writers of the OT actually said he was honored by God for murdering a couple in the act of having sex.
All sorts of weird beliefs get developed in our minds when they intertwine with our prejudices.
Originally Posted by Willie-T 
"Yes," I believe there are even "Christians" becoming saved "
I heard Graham Cooke one time say that the Lord sent him to be a missionary to the Christians...lol..I thought how true...selah
"Yes," I believe there are even "Christians" becoming saved "I heard Graham Cooke one time say that the Lord sent him to be a missionary to the Christians...lol..I thought how true...selah
Originally Posted by Willie-T
I heard Graham Cooke one time say that the Lord sent him to be a missionary to the Christians...lol..I thought how true...selah
My friend, Mike, answers this way whenever he is asked what he does for a living.... "I convert Christians to Jesus."
You first said they believe in their hate. But now you are saying they see hatred as being loving? Numbers 25 is about idolatry, isn't it? Come to think of it, isn't much of the OT? But they were living under the law. Are we?
You expressed exactly what I said. They feel it is loving to hate anyone they feel is not obeying God in the way they feel they should.
Probably a great portion of Christians are, very much, living under the law.
Actually, the story of Phineas, as it concerns him, is all about being zealous for keeping the law.
Exactly what you said, or what you meant by what you said? Christ never told us to hate anyone.