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Have been pondering the fractious distinctions so many of us seem to obsess so much over with so much noise hereon . . .

It occurs to me that . . .

Probably what . . .

85-95% of the emotional noise arises NOT REALLY out of Biblical interpretational differences . . .

I mean IF we really took THE BIBLE THAT seriously, we'd not make SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH INTENSE NOISE over SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MANY very or RELATIVELY minor points of difference. We be MORE CONCERNED about being MORE LOVING.

So what is the 85-95% of the intensity generated by or about?

Seems to me it's the old IN-GROUP/OUT-GROUP STUFF fostered, triggered, motivated, sourced by/from

REACTIVE ATTACHMENT DISORDER stuff the first 6 or so years of life . . . childhood insecurities.

THE GROUP--OUR PRIMARY REFERENCE GROUP--however we RELIGIOUSLY CONSTRUE THAT has somehow usurped God's place

AS OUR SECURITY, DEFENSE, HIGH TOWER, OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS, OUR ALL IN ALL.

Somehow, for too many, THE GROUP has taken on all that aura, all that emotion; all that intensity; all that PLACE, POSITION, PURPOSE, ROLE.

I can't believe God is very impressed with that.

Perhaps He has partly allowed such distinctions amongst Christian groups to not only challenge us to Love regardless but to TRUST HIM WITH EVEN TRUTH regardless . . . as well as with ourselves.

RELATIVE TO MY LAST

RE REACTIVE ATTACHMENT DISORDER [SOMEONE(s) you know desperately needs this information in order to begin to improve their adult relationships more effectively]. . . some links:

http://www.umm.edu/ency/article/001547.htm

http://www.hmh.net/adam/encyclopedia/hhe%20articles/001547.htm

http://www.webmd.com/content/article/60/67162.htm

http://www.guideline.gov/summary/summary.aspx?ss=15&doc_id=7012&nbr=4221

http://mentalhelp.net/poc/view_doc.php?type=doc&id=10105&cn=28

No, I really don't see every problem as a nail for my hammer. But I am learning to respect more and more the far reaching impacts of this very central problem that fosters so many ills in our society.

So what is the 85-95% of the intensity generated by or about?

Truly, I believe meanness of every kind results when people fail to love God absolutely (Great Commandment) and their neighbor unconditionally. (Matt 22)

Or, to paraphrase the Chambers devotion today:

When you talk to other people, you cannot hear what God is saying.

God is Light and in Him is no darkness at all.