Good words - thanks for the perspective. It reminds me of a story I heard about Rich Mullins. I haven’t been able to fact check it since I heard it back in the dark ages of dial up internet, but as the story goes he was hitchhiking and a truck driver asked if Rich thought the man would go to hell cause he was gay. Rich’s response was that he wouldn’t go to hell for being gay - the reason he believed people went to hell was by not receiving God’s free gift. That has stuck with me for about 30 years and I strive to respond similarly to whatever the “thing” is. As you say, my job is to love.
I agree. Let the Holy Spirit convict. Let’s stop giving our opinion in order to condemn. How do we bring people to a place of knowing Jesus when we don’t see them worthy of entering our places of worship or community?
Yes, yes, and yes! Thanks for the Billy Graham quote. That's exactly what Jesus has been teaching me, especially during the last 10 years. And I believe it's why my adult kids are willing to have conversations with me.
Love that comment from Billy Graham. "It is the Holy Spirit's job to convict. God's job to judge, and my job to love". Saves a lot of angst and stress on our part.
“Some people cling very tightly to the idea that love requires us to speak the truth. They’re right. But the loving version of truth-telling only lives inside the context of an intimate relationship. And very likely exists exclusively in response to actually being asked what you think. In other words, no relationship: no right to comment.”
yes. yes. yes. i don’t know how you did it but you managed to string all my thoughts on this topic into this paragraph. i want to love better. may God teach me how!
Good words - thanks for the perspective. It reminds me of a story I heard about Rich Mullins. I haven’t been able to fact check it since I heard it back in the dark ages of dial up internet, but as the story goes he was hitchhiking and a truck driver asked if Rich thought the man would go to hell cause he was gay. Rich’s response was that he wouldn’t go to hell for being gay - the reason he believed people went to hell was by not receiving God’s free gift. That has stuck with me for about 30 years and I strive to respond similarly to whatever the “thing” is. As you say, my job is to love.
Rich was right
I agree. Let the Holy Spirit convict. Let’s stop giving our opinion in order to condemn. How do we bring people to a place of knowing Jesus when we don’t see them worthy of entering our places of worship or community?
So totally agree!! Why would anyone want to know Jesus, if all we who try to follow Him, give nothing but judgement. Thank you for that note Shelly.
Yes, yes, and yes! Thanks for the Billy Graham quote. That's exactly what Jesus has been teaching me, especially during the last 10 years. And I believe it's why my adult kids are willing to have conversations with me.
Love that comment from Billy Graham. "It is the Holy Spirit's job to convict. God's job to judge, and my job to love". Saves a lot of angst and stress on our part.
Right on!
“Some people cling very tightly to the idea that love requires us to speak the truth. They’re right. But the loving version of truth-telling only lives inside the context of an intimate relationship. And very likely exists exclusively in response to actually being asked what you think. In other words, no relationship: no right to comment.”
yes. yes. yes. i don’t know how you did it but you managed to string all my thoughts on this topic into this paragraph. i want to love better. may God teach me how!
Crying through this.
Strange Planet show lives up to the comic, gave him near complete creative control down to naming things like group roll bus and the song
Im not the authority on whether or not x, y or z is a sin. Sorry. Above my pay grade.
But I am convinced that whatever it is, it can’t separate you from the love of God, which is in Jesus Christ.
#NailedIt #excuseTheChristianPun
Thank you, Chris. This is such a good perspective.