TAKE CARE, FAREWELL OR CURSE?

[rejoicevermore]

When you think the devil is lurking behind everything, including a statement made out of love and concern, there is a problem!

1 Peter 5:6&7 says "Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, casting all your CARE upon Him, for He cares for you."

Since I cannot take care of my self, because I put my trust in Him, who takes perfect care for me. I would prefer to say to people

Edited September 20, 2004 by rejoicevermore

[artsylady]

Let the Lord Jesus Christ bless you.

[rejoicevermore]

Thank you. And blessings to you.

[artsylady]

I will tell you why I got upset with this thread. I thought I made it clear, but maybe not.

1) Christians are giving the enemy way too much credit. It seems we are looking for evil, even in a simple concerned phrase like "Take care". I grew up in a very legalistic 'religious' home where the most often quoted verse was "be sure your sins will find you out'. I wasn't taught much about how much God loves us - I knew about fearing God only. Now that I know about the love of God and the power of God and that it's written that in the end we win, small things like this just don't matter.... especially when it turns into insulting a member.

Reason number 2) I've seen people put down Tess because of her age. Clearly, Jesus corrected everyone who did this! Jesus would not be happy with us for this stuff. Personally, I think we have a lot to learn from her. As a parent, I'd like to know what HER parents did. My guess is that they didn't shelter her and sheild her - they exposed her to stuff and taught her why it was wrong. They never talked down to her - they talked to her with a level of respect. They taught her to pray and equipped her for the real world. They taught her she doesn't need to fear the devil. I'm only guessing here but I really would like to know.

I apologize for jumping down your throat.

[artsylady]

Pr 18:21  Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

The phrase is take care, short for take care of yourself. Are you saying it could bring death to tell a person to 'take care'?

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Mt 12:35  A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.

Did you post the above quote accidentally?

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36  But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

So when I meet God, he's going to ask me "On January 3, 2002, you told your sister to 'take care' when she left your home. Would you mind explaining that to me young lady?"

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37  For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

And those of us who say 'take care' will be condemned. in your opinion?

Are we allowed to say "be careful, the roads are icey"? or "Take care. It's pretty foggy outside"?

[Guest shiloh357]

Pr 18:21

[artsylady]

Yeah, like the only way I can see how to interpret it is 'from a good man you'll see good and from an evil man you'll see evil'.

I was suprised she added that verse in there.

[Guest shiloh357]

Yeah, like the only way I can see how to interpret it is 'from a good man you'll see good and from an evil man you'll see evil'.

I was suprised she added that verse in there.

I think I pointed it early in the thread, but I see her approach to this as being very similar if not identical to the way the WOF teachers approach "words." It is very new agey, and like you said, they give the enemy way more credit than he deserves.

As an example of something similar to this whole "take care" nonsense:

I remember a friend of mine trying to correct my "bad confession" one day because I said that I had a busy day and "worked myself to death." He told me that I was cursing myself by tacking on the words "to death" to my statement of how hard I worked. All I was saying was that I was tuckered out, and really tired. He made an issue out of a non-issue just like the Original Post is doing. That is just one example of what they do. This hyper critical treatment of "take care" is no different.

[ayin jade]

When people say

[artsylady]

Shiloh:

Yeah, sounds like some pretty out there teachings.