Suzy, You misunderstand me. I am not speaking of holding back due to fear of getting burned. I am stating that a Believer has no way to be intimate with the lost, as they are of a completely different spirit. Izzy
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan Petersen Sent: Friday, November 12, 2004 6:19 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [TruthTalk] Who's Who of the Bible? I think that there has to be some sort of intimacy so that the unbeliever does not get the impression that the love you are showing is fake. But, I can understand that there seems to be a limit to that love. I have felt it too. When I was younger (high school age) I used to think that everyone was essentially good. I loved people right from the start. I got burned often. Now I am a little more cautious. Although, I still get burned. Suzy --- ShieldsFamily <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Izzy in blue below: > > > > Subject: RE: [TruthTalk] Who's Who of the Bible? > > > > I hope you don't mind if I butt in... > > > > Luke 5:30-32- The Pharisees ask Jesus why he eats > with > > the sinners. Jesus plainly tells them that those are > > the people who need him the most. He was calling the > > sinners to repentance. Yes, that I have done > aplenty. That is a different > relationship though, not an intimate one like one > has with Believers. > > > > Luke 6:27-38- This passage clearly states that we > are > > to love even though we are cursed or mistreated. > Sure > > it is easy to love those who love you. But God has a > > blessing for us if we love those who aren't so > > lovable. I keep repeating: I have no problemo with > "love" for enemies. I > repeat: the question is in what way? Giving them big > hugs and pretending > that their sin does not exist, and their sin is > perfectly acceptable and > "normal"? > > > > I think the problem here is that we (I include > myself) > > have a tendancy to think temporily rather than > > eternally. Yes, it stinks that we are surrounded by > > such sin. And our reward for loving others may not > > come here on earth but in the kingdom. I guess I > would > > rather have an eternal blessing than a temporal > > blessing. Being "rewarded" for loving others is not > an issue for Believers. > > > > My personal opinion is that those homosexuals that > > live in your neighborhood are the one's who need an > > accurate display of love. I believe that in some way > > or another they have not been shown true love. And > > sometimes that true love has to be tough. Exactly. > That's where the > difficulty arises. > > > > As for praying a blessing on the unbeliever, why not > > as long as you are not blessing their > unrighteousness. > > It should be a blessing of understanding God's Word. > I > > know I have prayed for some of my unbelieving > friends. > > I pray that God would soften their hearts. I also > pray > > that God would show Himself to them in a way that > they > > could not deny that it was God. Exactly my point-the > only way I feel > comfortable in praying for the lost is to pray for > them to come to > repentance and salvation so they can enter into the > blessings and joys of > knowing Him. Izzy > > > > Suzy > > > > > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Check out the new Yahoo! Front Page. www.yahoo.com ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed. ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
