John wrote:
>No family is united conceptually -- all
>speaking the same thing. None. Zero.
>Does not happen. How, then, unity?
Lots of disconnects in what you write, John. My family all speaks the same thing. It is hard to follow you when you make statements of fact that are not factually correct.
I have been a pastoral counselor for, oh, maybe 35 years. I have never met a single couple who would disagree with what I said in my post. Not a one. If the kind of agreement I speak of is the same as yours, your's much more the exception to the rule than you suppose.
I believe you have a good point about how family relationship stems not primarily from doctrinal agreement but from a loving interaction. The problem is that you then deny the true unity that results when we truly love one another. When people love one another, they come into unity and will speak the same thing and be of the same mind.
LOL, David. Certainly this can happen -- but it is the exception rather than the rule. Care to compare data? I do not have any idea why you would even want to disagree with my post. No two people on earth get along better than my wife and I. None. Zero. We disagree on personal interest -- she likes cooking shows and I like detective mysteries. Whe loves going to the mall -- I seldom accompany her. She speaks in tongues and I do not and never will. She has not settled on a church to attend and I have been to several. She is a back seat driver and I am a victim. She does not believe in physical discipline and I invoke the wrath of God when the Grandkids come around _ they do love their grand dad, by the way.
She likes bold colors in the house and I do not. She is more easily swayed by people that I consider to be false prophets. I could go on and on. We are fully united in love and respect. We will never speak and think the same things to the point of being fully united in that action. I do not believe your marriage is different.
John
