July 31, 2007
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Oh Mon, not again!?
Jesus keeps talking to me about how to treat others. How I am to treat them? On the basis of their treatment of me?? NOT!! I am to treat others in the Church on the basis of how Christ has treated me.
How has Christ treated me?
He loved me enough to die on my behalf
He forgave me before I even knew I was his enemy, undermining His world with my sinful ways
He blessed me with teaching and encouragement and correction that I needed to hear
He promised to not leave nor forsake me
So, how am I to treat my fellow believers?
And how about the ones with whom I disagree?
And how about the ones from whom I have wounds?
And how about the ones that put my life, my comfort, and my future at risk?
Just what does it mean to love our brothers in Christ?
Where is a community of believers practicing what the new testament so clearly teaches about relating one to the other?
Comments (1)
Sigh, with forgiveness and letting God deal with retribution, and with agape love. Hard though it is, take the high road.
Heather