Hurtful?

[joyinhim]

We hear so many people using the words like hurtful, critical, judgmental, negative, unloving and etc..

Is that really accurate when we use them? Or are we so used to listening to sugar coated messages that we can not take the whole truth any more?

My conviction is that spiritual leaders should start to give the whole truth messages to their congregations and stop pampering them.

When we sugar coat the messages we are harming His name and all of us a great deal in every aspects.

Pampering is "not love".

His whole teaching is "love".

 

[soma]

The more we are aware of God working in and through everything, especially within ourselves, the more God’s presence can replace prior limitations and disharmonies with good. Our minds will act on the new ideas that are formed and form a new, more positive belief and attitude. This deep understanding sees the good of God everywhere and always present. This shift in attitude brings greater freedom; peace and joy so give up the old worries, freeing oneself and replacing old ideas with the knowledge that everything we need is available is good. Recognizing the unity with God and pulling into life more success than ever-dreamed possible is telling the truth. People with negative minds project negative images which repels not attracts people to Christianity.

http://thinkunity.com

 

[joyinhim]

Soma, You are not being specific but I gathered that you are opposing to my protest.

Again, I repeat, we have to be honest with the reality. Reality is not so good. Why don't you try to change the reality? Each one of us are responsible for whole Christian practice.

We have responsibility to preach the whole truth. Not half of the easy to hear.

Jesus hates hypocricy.

 

[Merry Menagerie]

Yes it's accurate. There are ways of saying things that does not have to 'water down' anything that doesn't come across as hurtful or unloving.

My parents abused me as a child because they LOVED me - trust me...I now know what love feels like, and it doesn't feel like how some people come across on here.

 

[soma]

Being a Christian Bully is not showing the whole picture or love. Get tough with yourself and then you don't have to get tough with others. If you are not at peace with yourself or the Lord, you don't have to take it out on others.

 

[Merry Menagerie]

Being a Christian Bully is not showing the whole picture or love. Get tough with yourself and then you don't have to get tough with others. If you are not at peace with yourself or the Lord, you don't have to take it out on others.

Exactly!