I agree with the rest of your post.

I have given help to people who later hurt people; but, I believe that the Holy Spirit protected me from having that happen to me.

Is this supposed to lead up to the next paragraph?

Jesus is like our older spiritual brother and I prefer to use his given human name. I never called Lewis, my older brother, “Brother;” I called him “Lewis.”

In Scripture, He is called “Christ Jesus,” “Jesus Christ,” “Jesus,” or “Christ,” (and similar combinations involving “Lord”) depending on which qualities the writer wished to emphasize. It matters little which name or title we use for Him, certainly in any legalistic way, but if anything we should mirror our usage after that of Scripture. Paul's epistles probably give the richest demonstration.

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I have given help to people who later hurt people; but, I believe that the Holy Spirit protected me from having that happen to me.

Jesus is like our older spiritual brother and I prefer to use his given human name. I never called Lewis, my older brother, “Brother;” I called him “Lewis.”

I agree with the rest of your post.

I have given help to people who later hurt people; but, I believe that the Holy Spirit protected me from having that happen to me.

Is this supposed to lead up to the next paragraph?

Jesus is like our older spiritual brother and I prefer to use his given human name. I never called Lewis, my older brother, “Brother;” I called him “Lewis.”

In Scripture, He is called “Christ Jesus,” “Jesus Christ,” “Jesus,” or “Christ,” (and similar combinations involving “Lord”) depending on which qualities the writer wished to emphasize. It matters little which name or title we use for Him, certainly in any legalistic way, but if anything we should mirror our usage after that of Scripture. Paul's epistles probably give the richest demonstration.

http://www.biblegateway.com/keyword/?search=Lor...

I have given help to people who later hurt people; but, I believe that the Holy Spirit protected me from having that happen to me.

Jesus is like our older spiritual brother and I prefer to use his given human name. I never called Lewis, my older brother, “Brother;” I called him “Lewis.”

Yes, and with love and and an intimate sense of common purpose “while praising God and enjoying the goodwill of all the people…each day the Lord added to their fellowship those who were being saved.”

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Good point . But also the desciples knew when to shake the dust from their sandals and move on . And they did not always when confronted preach the Gospel or mirror what the story tells above. At times Christ was confronted by angry people and moved out of the way of the confrontation.

And those positions can be held without hate for anyone. Just like you aren't an unpatriotic America-hater. I'm sick of how polarized the parties and the media make everything.

I don't know whether you're theologically conservative based on background or church home… But there are some politically liberal Christians who post in that forum. You might want to PM one of the mods to ask.

In church today got a very good sermon and touched on illegal immigrants and the health issue and the Ft Hood shooting.

OK…?

In church today got a very good sermon and touched on illegal immigrants and the health issue and the Ft Hood shooting.

Here's a good example, although the area is only open to posts from theologically conservative Christians: http://www.christianforums.com/t7339321/ That board has a forum for general politics as well.

While I would be reluctant too, this is at least partly false. The best of us get murdered in Scripture all the time for actually preaching. I have trouble seeing any relevant difference…

One of the reasons I liked the story above , we need to show the love of Christ to each other , if we don't how can we expect to show it to the world . had a Pastor once who told me Christians were the only ones who shoot their wounded.

Thanks for your reply ,

Mick