Posted on 04/04/2007 10:15:14 AM PDT by Quix
Knitting a Conundrum: We are coming together in love, and to share the love of Christ, and therefore, even if we disagree, we need to remember to avoid things that are not said kindly and in love. Each of us holds our beliefs because we do it for the love of Christ, and even if you don’t accept the conclusion of a person, honor it by not saying harsh or hurtful things because it’s done to honor Christ.
Kind and respectful discourse. Avoid words that you know will cause a kneejerk reaction. If a person uses terminology that seems wrong to you, ask them to define it the way they use it, and accept the fact that it might be used differently than you use it. Together we can work on ways of discussing our love of Christ in a language we all understand.
Above all, treat others like fellow lovers of Jesus.
ONE ANOTHER DEVOTIONAL CHRISTIAN CAUCUS:
We construe that to mean—ABSOLUTELY NOTHING PERSONALLY NEGATIVE will be posted to another FREEPER Christian.
Generic Biblical points, MINOR, essential comments about flaws of generic groups of Christians MIGHT--with hopefully rare exception--MIGHT be allowed but are NOT to be the focus or emphasis of this thread.
We seek the awesome possibility that this thread could be an overwhelmingly positive example of:
We call and challenge ourselves and other BELIEVERS IN CHRIST AS THEIR LORD AND SAVIOR to respond to each ONE ANOTHER as posted for that day as though delivered from the hand or mouth of our Lord and Savior directly that day at the moment of first reading it.
By respond, we mean to prayerfully ponder it—FIRST—THEN type.
Ask The Lord where in one’s life HE would like to see that expressed more fully, earnestly, Spirit-led-ly, routinely.
Ask The Lord where in the FR Religion Forum network of RELATIONSHIPS it might be better expressed more faithfully as unto The Lord.
Share the resulting Spirit-born insights as led on the thread.
< If The Lord reminds one of where one has done well with that ONE ANOTHER to good effect in an individual’s life for The Kingdom and their relationship with God—sharing that in a humble, edifying way could be helpful.
Perhaps most redemptive would be a walking out of that ONE ANOTHER in a growthful, amplified way ON THE THREAD WITH ANOTHER FREEPER BELIEVER(S) with whom one has been less than ideally Christian in threads past.
Above all, let this thread more than any other prior— BE A VIVID EXAMPLE OF THE WORLD KNOWING WE ARE CHRISTIANS BY OUR LOVE FOR ONE ANOTHER!
Accordingly:
1. Anything which arises out of our flesh nature—especially with a gritch, jab, tweak attached—particularly one designed to leave the other person one down and us one up.
2. Anything designed to/out of any motivation to shove our presumed saintliness and saintly perspective down anyone else’s, everyone else’s throat.
3. Anything which would detract from, sabotage the goal of a mutually supportive; mutually loving, mutually edifying CHRISTIAN CAUCUS thread. Anything UNloving.
1. Show ourselves and the world that we ARE CHRISTIANS by our LOVE FOR ONE ANOTHER. If the flesh is weak, ASK GOD for more umph in the love department before finishing typing and hitting POST.
2. Build other posters up; edify; encourage; clarify; support; affirm; BE KIND; be gentle; . . . be CHRISTLIKE in word, tone, deed.
3. Word things as you might during your most fervent courtship--to a young gal/man you were hoping to marry—i.e. attractively, winsomely, invitingly, maturely, responsibly--LOVINGLY.
Romans 15:7
Therefore, accept one another, just as Christ also accepted us to the glory of God.
Let us not become boastful, challenging one another, envying one another.
May we please have the honor of your edifications from the above, first?
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THANSK for your kind reply.
Certainly true.
Would you be willing to elaborate a bit on how you connect that with today’s ONE ANOTHER?
END TIMES/PRPHECY/DREAMS/VISIONS PING LIST PING.
Because I believe that such relationship enhancement are going to increasingly be life and death issues, I feel it is important for our list of folks stand up and be counted on such a thread on FR. We, of all people hereon OUGHT to be able to better demonstrate the ONE ANOTHER’s.
Please let me know if you want on or off this ping list.
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Of course, friend. If we Christians would show the true meaning of Christianity, and convince those who are skeptical of its value, we must become fishers of men. Our kindness and love for one another could be the best avenue for that conversion.
EXCELLENT.
Much agree.
Thanks big.
Thanks for the thread. :)
You are most welcome.
I didn’t imagine when I mentioned the ONE ANOTHER’s however many weeks or months ago that it could come to this.
Then Between the Lines gave us all such a wonderful big leg-up toward such. Yea God. Thanks BTL
Thanks Knitting A C for all your hard labor on helping with the html etc.
He did an altar call for those who chose to be saved at this point in time (usually the altar calls are more specific and geared to those already saved who are fighting a particular battle), and we were blessed to see people go forward.
He is a good preacher--clear, witty, animated. He did not wax prophetic, except to say that the spirit of God is on the move among the truly poor, doing great things in Africa.
Thank you for posting this lovely thread.
PRAISE THE LORD.
Am very blessed by your sharing that.
Certainly he is right on.
A joy to hear of the son carrying on the ministry with with, anointing and humor.
Thanks much.
And Thanks for your thoughtfulness. It is a blessing today.
Posting when my back is turned, eh? LOL! I will get to it!
HMMMM, Thought you’d caught that FREEPMAIL. Sigh.
Thanks for all your help. In due course! thanks.
This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. - John 15:12
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Excellent!
One can contend for the faith without getting personal with the person they are contending with.
INDEED.
That was the one KAC chose at first to go first.
Construing it as though the person were right next to us looking out at the world together is a great image.
Thanks.
QUITE SO. Quite so.
Thanks much.
Has today’s ONE ANOTHER ever had a particularly intense presence or immpact in your life?
Thank you for your encouragements!
My pleasure. :)
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