Hidden In Him
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Sometimes I think a lot of the contention that comes on boards like this is because people 'think' so very differently. We spend so much time and frustration chasing a thought around and around, and in the end, still come out not really sure what we've been talking about...do we agree...do we disagree...were we even talking about the same thing??
It's because most tend to assume the mantle of "teacher," something scripture doesn't really advise doing, but gets ignored anyway (James 3:1). If there were more of simply asking questions from one another, that might go a long ways towards making things a little more tolerable.
And...well...loving others as we love ourselves. That is a somewhat tricky proposition, is it not? Some people love themselves, but others are excessively hard on themselves!
Yes. The golden rule is actually more complicated than appears on the surface, because in order to do unto others as we would have them do unto us, this means truly looking deeply into their character like we would want them to look deeply into ours if they would treat us in a way we would respond best to. It takes a lot of work really studying the personalities sometimes.... we can and should ask for the leading of the Holy Spirit on how to respond to someone as well, if we know how to hear His voice...
But yes, either way it is usually somewhat complicated.
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