Are we "contagious"?

[Guest HIS girl]

I do regard it a privilege and honour to be God's daughter and to be in a relationship with the Great I AM!! WOW!!

[ayin jade]

Y'all might not like this response ....

Ive been tempted to blog about this type of thing. I call it sound bite Christianity. Where His word is reduced to cutesy feel good sayings that catch the ear. In reality though, they do nothing to further His kingdom, nor do I think they really edify the body. Its on the same level as the "send God a knee mail" type slogans one can find outside of a church. Whatever happened to quoting the bible? To using His word to grow and live by?

I completely see your point of view - that is why I asked the question, "do they hit the mark?".

No, I do not think they do, for the reason that they are catchy little sound bites that lack a full truth.

[Guest HIS girl]

Y'all might not like this response ....

Ive been tempted to blog about this type of thing. I call it sound bite Christianity. Where His word is reduced to cutesy feel good sayings that catch the ear. In reality though, they do nothing to further His kingdom, nor do I think they really edify the body. Its on the same level as the "send God a knee mail" type slogans one can find outside of a church. Whatever happened to quoting the bible? To using His word to grow and live by?

I completely see your point of view - that is why I asked the question, "do they hit the mark?".

No, I do not think they do, for the reason that they are catchy little sound bites that lack a full truth.

There are two sides to this coin.

One can take these statements and view them as "cute but shallow" or one can dig deeper. When I examined myself using these statements - I thought, am I showing God's love to people and making the Kingdom "desirable" to others? I know that when the Holy Spirit was nudging me while I was a sinner - the Holy Spirit definitely "wooed" me into becoming a Follower of Christ. Is that how I am today to others? That is a question I asked myself when I heard these statements the other day on the Christian station. It gave me food for thought - which is a good thing.

[yesult]

Two statements I heard on the local Christian radio station on Sunday...I thought they were

quite "catchy"...but do they hit the mark? Do we reflect these statements as individuals and as a Body? Is this how we should

feel/act as individuals and the Body? I have to say that when I heard it, I started to examine myself and if I could truly

apply these statements to MYSELF.

1. We Believers have the privilege of loving people into the Kingdom.

2. Christianity - the contagious movement of Love.

Do you agree with these statements?

Hmmm, Dunno. When people believe that you're going to go to hell for not accepting an effeminate, stylised looking mystic as your saviour - and burn for EVER, I can see why they wouldn't consider your movement loving.

And the privilege of loving people into the kingdom? Did it work for jesus? Nope. So how are we supposed to do it? The bible says that 'no man comes to the son unless the Father draws him' Jhn 6:44, and jesus said no one comes to the Father except through me'. Jhn 14:6

Jesus was perfect. God is love, so Jesus lived a perfect life of love. So why did he end up rejected and crucified, with even his disciples doubting he was the messiah after his death until he appeared to them? Why have so many christians been martyed over the centuries and still are being, if love is all that is needed?

So yeah, my view is - catchy, but not realistic. Only God can call people, we can just be ready to give an answer, to the best of our ability and live out the christian walk so that people see something different about us and get curious. That's why praying for peoples salvation is so important. Only God can save, by opening peoples eyes. Love alone, can't.

Edited March 11, 2009 by yesult

[Guest HIS girl]

Interesting answers and points of view...

[Aenoch]

Ordained, sanctified and adopted into the family of God.

Fellow heirs. Seperate, Holy. a pecilar people.

Jesus calls us friends.

Blessed are our eyes, for they see. Blessed are our ears because they hear.

For unto you is given.

As a Royal Priesthood, seated with Christ on the right hand of God,

one should conduct oneself with the dignified aire of nobility befitting the office of our high calling.

Not sink down to the level of unsaved ignorant heathen.

Forgive they, for they no not what they do. And how could they? having their hearts darkened and eyes blinded.

It's a given that those who believe they evolved from animals, will behave like animals, so, we can't fault them or take offence when they act out the ignorance of their conditioning.

Understanding their fallen condition with pitty and compassion.

The unsaved and the ignorant simply don't know any better.

Do not render evil for evil, give no place to the devil. Abhor evil hating even the garment stained.

Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness.

Dignity. Grace, Poise. Royal Priests, Nobility.

[Fraught]

Then what do you say about this?????

1 Corinthians 15:33

Do not be deceived: "Bad company corrupts good morals."

Again judgment is called for here..

the only problem that christians have with any of what you've been saying is the problem of having a 'holier than thou' attitude that seems to really put people off.

i'm of the camp that says if people don't want to hear, do as Jesus said and 'shake the dust from your feet'. we do take the plank out of our eye before we worry about our neighbor's splinter. pointing out a brother or sister's error without condemning them is entirely possible but it's useless to point out the sins of a non-believer except in the context of witnessing to them.

i don' think anyone can get around the fact that uninhibited association with sinners is the same as condoning the sin. we see it in our judicial system. if you just drove the car in a bank robbery, you're still guilty. if you knew about a murder, even tho you didn't take part in it, you are an accessory if you don't go to the cops.

See to ME, the verse concerning the "plank in one's own eye" - is dealing with the VERY issue (with yourself) you are pointing out to someone else....

A lot of folks I know take the verse to mean - "Don't try pointing at others problems when you yourself have issues." That is too general and loose interpretation. . People end up not correcting at all...

I think it is more SPECIFIC than that. If you are telling someone to quit womanising but you yourself lust after every woman you see - deal with YOURSELF first before you can help them deal with their lustful problem. That is the only way you will be of any help to them.

That's my take on it!

Exactly! deal with yourself and then you will be able to deal with another. who better to help someone than one who has been there.