If
that is my belief (which it is), would it not also
be walking in love if I admonished a brother to “be careful” about how he
judges someone, to avoid harming himself? (Especially someone as beloved of God
as Abraham?) AND would you, if you were walking in love, assume that I
was cautioning you out of a loving concern for you? Or would you assume the
worst of me, and accuse me of rebuking, giving reprisals, and that I was
chastising you outside of God’s will? AND, if I really loved you, would I risk being
misunderstood to caution you anyway?
Izzy, you need to understand that
"rebuke" is a word and work of DavidM choosing. He proudly
proclaims this to be his work of service. Maybe you missed it, but I was
charged with blasphemy by David. A little over the top and not my
idea of loving conduct. Now, as concerns Abraham, Gen 20:11
tells me, from Abrahams own lips, what he was thinking. David wants to
add more to the story in terms of what is possible but not stated
-- I never study the biblical message from that perspective.
If I did, I would be giving my opinion the force of inspiration.
John,
You did not answer the questions. Would you please?
I
would really like some input from anyone interested in this topic. Is
there blessing or cursing brought about by what we think/say of others? (I
noticed it was one of the big principles of Kabbalah.)
I learned today, that Madonna is studying Kabbalah.
As Slade said, there is the “magic” kind, and there
is the other kind of Kabbalah. (I’m not a follower of either one, by the way.)
Izzy
