If a Person is Practicing Sin
Be it overeating,
Pride,
Anger,
Hate,
or whatever sin it might be,
how often should we talk to them about it?
How many should talk to them about it?
I mean while we may be talking to them about their problem should we assume noone else is speaking to them about it?
So,
How often should we speak to a person living in sin, overeating, pride, hateful, whatever, and how many should be speaking to them?
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Permalink Reply by Man Flower Glow on -
out of CHRISTS LOVE and DIRECTIVE we do it every chance we get.
TELL THEM THEIR SINS
as we pass them in the hall
as we order in a restaurant
as we sit on a beach watching the sunset
as we walk the dog
as we picnic in the forest
as we shake hands in the church foyer
as we wash their feet in the Ordinance of Humility
as we drive to a christian retreat together
as they pass the offering plate to me
as we stand in fellowship line for whole grain goodness
as i wait at the bus stop
as we make small talk waiting for a doctor to see me in the office
as we go fishing together
as we go shopping
as we feed the homeless
as we pick up our dry cleaning
as much as i can to everyone i meet
everytime also when i see them post in AO
esp if we never met
i tell everybody their sins like a good christian
over and over again
esp if we think their gay
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Permalink Reply by Eddie-Lee on -
You're not dealing with this very well, are you?
Nevertheless, let me reply to your post... oh, sorry, I mean Teresa's.
Criticism is not in Jesus' character. If someone is close, we should not bash them to conform to our perspective - because that is all it is... a perspective - we are not the Holy Spirit.
In my personal experience, prayer, patience and compassion work so very well. I had to pray for Jesus to give me these traits. I look at the way Jesus is with me - He never fails to tell me of the danger of my sins, but He never pushes or forces - beautiful.
Once again - love is the foundation of any Christian attitude.
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Permalink Reply by Gabriel Rodriguez de Espinoza on -
ugh and the gay issue continues. #annoyed
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Permalink Reply by Paul Macevle on -
Me too Gab. Really. Its like discussing about a thief.
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Permalink Reply by Man Flower Glow on
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TERESA deals very well with this
and im with her on topic
GOD bless you
i think u dont deal well what im really saying here
u have no clue with what i deal with
and if you think you do
you are kidding yourself
BTW i saw the sublte swipe
and this is how u choose to address me at our introduction?
doesnt draw me to chat with you
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Permalink Reply by Eddie-Lee on
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I actually meant you...
Nevertheless, my apologies for being so rude at an introduction.
Let's talk...
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Permalink Reply by Man Flower Glow on
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thanku for saying that
i dont speak on alot of threads here
but what i do speak about are things i know very well
and forgive me for not remembering
i stopped posting for a few weeks but kept reading.
every now and then its good to step back and prayerfully and thoughtfully reasses
and a few things are very close to my heart and my walk with JESUS.
by the way i dont speak on a few threads that i do know very well
but thats another story
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Permalink Reply by Eddie-Lee on
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No worries - I understand.
I also know that I need to be more careful on these posts because I have an interesting sense of humour and it doesn't always come over well by text.
I think its fair to say that the human condition is familiar to all, but I cannot imagine what it must be like to have a liking for the opposite sex and thinking about the social stigma on top of spirituality and family!
I know how we humans work, pretty well. If the mountain seems too high, we start building our house in the valley - it's just human nature.
I have seen Jesus move mountains with my sins - sins I thought I could never get over. It hurts when I see the valley building because we are made for much better things.
Constantly pestering people about their sins makes that mountain seem that much higher.
God bless.
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Permalink Reply by teresa on -
Very nice thoughts. Thank you for sharing. I will try to remember about that sense of humor. You do look like a nice person basically, as I am sure some others here are also.
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Permalink Reply by Dorothy J Harman on -
I believe that this is one question we are reluctant to face God's counsel on. Somehow we have taken the statement that we should not judge and that God is love to ignore giving each other biblical warnings. Warnings can be given in love, in a gentle voice, in discussing what we have learned. Sometimes sin does warrant offical discipline from the church denomination with two or three including a pastor going to the person at fault. Sometimes we need to tell a friend to change their ways and show them where they are wrong. If we let sin go unreproved, does it mean we are possibly held accountable in God's eyes for not warning our brother? If they reject counsel, then have we done our duty or do we keep trying?
- Ezekiel 9:4
And the LORD said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof.
- Ezekiel 9:4
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Permalink Reply by Man Flower Glow on
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by all means
cry for all the abominations
not just the ones that make us feel uncomfortable
the list is o so very long
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Permalink Reply by Dorothy J Harman on
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All sins should be making us uncomfortable! And as we get closer to the second coming, we should be less and less comfortable with our own sins, with others sins, with sin period. If sin is not making you uncomfortable and you are not praying for God's help to either overcome your own sins and to help you know how to reach your Brother/Sister about their sins, then are you really a believer? We all sin, we all have to overcome sin, do you believe that?
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