> Pete wrote: > > ... we should not be cold to one another and say, > > "I love you in the Lord" without having some > > actual genuine concern for the person. > > This is hypocritical. > > Hi Pete. Good to see you posting again. > > I think you bring a good balance to my post in the things you shared here. > We certainly need to be about having a genuine love for others. > > I wonder if you understood the point that I was making, which concerns the > political game of, "I rubbed your back so now I expect you to rub my back." > As a high school teacher, I am sure you have seen students form cliques. > Those within the clique have a bias toward others within their same clique. > This is kind of the same dynamics that I was addressing. > > Jesus taught on a related concept in the following passage: > > John 5:43-44 > (43) I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall > come in his own name, him ye will receive. > (44) How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not > the honour that cometh from God only?
Hey David. Yes. There are some people who flatter others in order to get some sort of preferential treatment. What I wanted to express was that even Paul acknowledged others and rejoiced in them for their faith. I have found that some people have a hard time accepting praise from others because of either false humility or poor self-esteem. Acknowledging praise should be taken with humility AND with gratitude. From a musicians point of view, it would be rude not to applaud a good performance! It is not flattery, just acknowedgement. Pete ---------- "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.
