Friday, January 19, 2007
Loving Others
This is something i have been struggling latly...i mean this seemed to be what Jesus was all about...but today...it seems as though most Christains have lost this idea...i know i have...its something i am working on recovering though...but i just thought this may be something to start a disscussion...cuase it seems like Christians are just as good at dishing out stereotypes and hateful words as any one else in the world is...so...how can we show love to others? Jesus taught about it i know...and i know quite a few ways...like the bunk beds is a great way...i think that is one of the main reasons i like it so much...is becuase it gets me to stop thinking about myself and start thinking about other people...and why is it that we as Christians seem to be doing such a bad job of loving others over the years? and i mean im not saying this is something every Christian(or disciple) has trouble with...im just saying that most of the people i see that say they are dont do that great of a job of loving others...including me...so...you got any ideas?
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I love your insight! I am so glad you are struggling with this. You (we) ought to be. This is evidence of the Holy Spirit working in your heart (that is where he works). Get this right and you have half of all the law and Jesus' commands down.
I have heard other say that some of the most vehement proclaimers and defenders of Christian doctrine are also the meanest. Kind of misses the point, doesn't it?
I agree with your point about many Christians seem to have as much trouble loving others as the nonbeliever. That is exactly what I have meant when I made the statement in youth that many Christians live a life that is indistiguishable from nonbelievers. I do not mean it in terms of sin, necessarily. Some Christians are good at avoiding the big sins, even better than the nonbelievers. They don't drink, look at porn, curse, or go to R rated movies as much. But, like you said, are they loving others? See 1 Cor 13:1-3 to see what this amounts to.
But, let's stop complaining about others (I gave this up 8 days ago). Rather, let's focus on your primary questions. Why is it that we Christians have such a hard time loving others? How can we love others?
I hesitate to even try to answer this question on this forum. We need to talk about this for 3 days. A sound bit or blog comment answer will certainly not suffice. After all, that is the journey we are on as apprentices to Jesus. He did it and we want to be like him and do what he would do if he were living our life.
You have some great insight from the bunk bed project. You said it gets you to stop thinking about yourself. That may be part of the answer to the first question. Why do we not love others? Because we have strong selfish tendencies (a "being" thing). This will need to be expounded upon in more detail to be able to more fully understand the answer to the question.
You also said that building bunk beds for poor kids gets you to stop thinking so much about yourself and start thinking of others. What a great insight! You hit on value and benefit of "doing." We also need to unpack this some more.
We need to stay on this for a bit.
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