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Sent: March 28, 2004 11:39
Subject: [TruthTalk] Some Questions about
Getting to know you.
God did not make the body of Christ to be all fingers or toes or
eyeballs.
The body needs some of each to be complete. We need one
another.
With that in mind, it seems inappropriate to me to tell a brother or
sister
not to speak (write) to us again. By the same token, it is wrong to
cram
our opinions down someone else's throat. Maybe if we all went back
and studied what Paul had to say love was? Terry
jt: I agree with you on both counts Terry. It's not good to take up
offenses and it's not good to cram our own opinions down other's
throats.
I've heard the saying "People don't care
how much you know, until
they know how much you care." in
the past and wondered where this
saying originated. Do any of the scholars on TT know?
This idea may be the basis for Churches like Saddleback in CA who go out
of their way to create an environment which makes the unbeliever
feel good
but is founded upon the principles of mass marketing rather than
God's Word.
I have to say that the Church I was raised in, although spiritually dead,
was
full of nice folk who acted like they cared about me but were void of
truth.
a) How does "speaking the truth in love"
happen? Does it take place by
osmosis or does someone need to make a concerted effort?
b) Since the truth has never been popular to ppl walking in the
flesh,
is someone who is willing to go out on a limb with it walking in
love or lifting
themselves up?
judyt
