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Didn’t Jesus tell us how to handle offenses between believers?

Ian Johnson December 9, 2024 0 Comments

Jesus and Paul both give details of procedures for handling offenses within the church. Those procedures look toward reconciliation and removal of barriers, rather than creation of barriers, except where excommunication is necessary.

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The Opposite of Love is Indifference

Ian Johnson December 9, 2024 2 Comments

The opposite of love is indifference, not hate. Indifference is love that has grown cold. The modern pop psychology concept advocating “cutting off” people who have hurt us teaches the advisability of indifference. It is unscriptural if understood to dehumanize or dematerialize the person cut off, making them non-entities beyond hope of repentance.

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Jesus, the Great Shepherd, leads only one flock. And he is our only Shepherd.

Ian Johnson October 10, 2024 0 Comments

Jesus is our only Shepherd, gives his life for the sheep, and has only one flock. He assigns us to where he wants, when he wants.

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Jesús, el Gran Pastor, guía un solo rebaño. Y él es nuestro único Pastor.

Ian Johnson October 10, 2024 0 Comments

Jesús es nuestro único Pastor, quien da su vida por las ovejas, y él guía un solo rebaño. Él asigna sus ovejas a los lugares que quiere, cuando quiere.

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Love Never Behaves Inappropriately, a personal aside

Ian Johnson October 5, 2024 0 Comments

To understand how to love people in each specific situation, I must ask God and listen to His answer. This is particularly important for me because of my condition. I can’t fake it.

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El Amor Nunca Se Porta Indecorosamente, un aparte personal

Ian Johnson October 5, 2024 1 Comment

Para entender cómo amar a las personas en cada situación específica, debo preguntarle a Dios y escuchar su respuesta. Esto es particularmente importante para mí debido a mi condición.. Yo no lo puedo fingir.

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Jesus is the good shepherd

Ian Johnson October 1, 2024 1 Comment

Jesus is the good shepherd. The good shepherd will never abandon his sheep. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep, to deliver them from danger. Jesus has done this for us.

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Jesús es el buen pastor

Ian Johnson October 1, 2024 0 Comments

Jesús es el buen pastor. El buen pastor nunca abandonará a sus ovejas. El buen pastor da su vida por las ovejas, para liberarlas del peligro. Jesús ha hecho esto por nosotros.

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¡Solo hay un tipo de amor!

Ian Johnson September 27, 2024 0 Comments

Solo hay un tipo de amor, el amor de Dios, quien es único, unido en uno. Debo amor a Dios y a mi vecino individual con el mismo amor único, puro e indiviso con el que Dios me ama a mí.

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The Sheep and the Door of their Fold

Ian Johnson September 25, 2024 0 Comments

John 10:7-10: Here, Jesus changes his metaphor a bit. He still calls us his sheep who trust in him. But now he is identified as the door of our fold, the place where we are safe. Just like in the previous metaphor, everyone else who came before Jesus and tried to lead the sheep were thieves and robbers. And once…
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Didn’t Jesus tell us how to handle offenses between believers?

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