tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799006543872428697.post906706496559556265..comments2023-05-03T04:41:25.979-05:00Comments on Sermons from a Psycho: Love - The Cause of the Irrelevance of Morality Brandi Eissingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05202157810753673487noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799006543872428697.post-5450607632979875902013-08-30T20:31:44.491-05:002013-08-30T20:31:44.491-05:00Thanks for the comment Dave... and for not being u...Thanks for the comment Dave... and for not being upset that I referred to your post. I usually ask permission first... but you inspired me and I wasn't thinking.... <br><br>God bless you...Brandi Eissingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05202157810753673487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799006543872428697.post-51233848369225782512013-08-28T09:10:23.197-05:002013-08-28T09:10:23.197-05:00good read - I like your words...."love and to...good read - I like your words...."love and tolerance strengthen morality" so true!plantingpotatoeshttp://plantingpotatoes.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799006543872428697.post-75948290973233661442013-08-28T08:23:19.979-05:002013-08-28T08:23:19.979-05:00I'm not saying to be tolerant to sin - we need...I'm not saying to be tolerant to sin - we need to be tolerant of people. We're all sinners. Who am I to rebuke you for a sin when I have also sinned? But, even if I were to correct you for your sin, I should always do so with love, with the intention of helping you, and then let it go. <br><br>So many people say "hate the sin, love the sinner" but have no clue what this actually means. Their idea of following this adage is to tell the person "you're sinning. You haven't repented. You will go to hell if you do not repent and follow Jesus. And I will have nothing more to do with you until you correct your wrongs." <br><br>They may not say those exact words, but their actions definitely speak them. <br><br>My daughter got pregnant out of wedlock. She was not quite 18 at the time. Her father and I let her know that we did not approve of her actions, and why. And then we dropped the subject and gave her the love and support she needed. The sin itself was between her and God. <br><br>That 1 Corinthians verse you gave... the verse right before it says that love "... it keeps no record of wrongs." It is ok to correct someone's behavior... but then let it go. Leave the sin to God, and LOVE the person. One cannot use the 6th verse, and ignore the verses surrounding it. <br><br>1 Corinthians 13: 4-7<br>4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.<br><br>Brandi Eissingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05202157810753673487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799006543872428697.post-68019649303345131822013-08-28T02:26:07.487-05:002013-08-28T02:26:07.487-05:00I do think there is a fine line between love and t...I do think there is a fine line between love and tolerance to sin. But if we looked at Paul the apostle' s writing in 1 cor 13:6 he said " love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth". I've been told before that there is a time to encourage, a time to correct and a time to rebuke. The last two is quite harder to do, we all tend to encourage all the time which leads to sin being tolerated as you have discussed.Janez Baliza-Elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05189171944795987393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799006543872428697.post-64689470648288161502013-08-27T23:02:23.726-05:002013-08-27T23:02:23.726-05:00Wow, your friend definitely has a lot more love an...Wow, your friend definitely has a lot more love and compassion than I do. I am quite certain I would have chased down the man (or, feebly attempted to do so). <br><br>You are so right, though - especially that sin cannot stand in the presence of love. Thank you...Brandi Eissingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05202157810753673487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799006543872428697.post-70111810189269811442013-08-27T22:54:03.694-05:002013-08-27T22:54:03.694-05:00Totally agree. I heard something similar applied t...Totally agree. I heard something similar applied to a theft. Someone stole a camera from a friend of mine in an airport. He turned just in time to see the thief turn a corner with the camera. Anger was his first instinct, but right there on the spot, he prayed saying, “Lord I freely give my camera to that man. He didn’t steal it. He’s not a thief. I relinquish all claim to it and I thank you for the opportunity you’ve given me to give such a fine gift”.<br><br>Long story short (too late) less than 1 week later God provided the means for the man to get a camera worth three times as much as the one that was given away.<br><br>We do destroy our enemies by making them our friends…<br>Sin cannot stand in the presence of love…<br>And in this case, a thief is not a thief if we make the choice to give…<br>Greg Winfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09564462171656855758noreply@blogger.com