Agree or Disagree?
A teacher I had for a Bible class in high school always taught me "You must learn to agree to disagree agreeably." If we could make an amendment to the golden rule, I think this would be great to add on along side of the existing rule of "do unto others as you would have them do unto you."
We all have different beliefs, convictions and standards. A person should have reasons for what he believes, but I can only assume that some folks do not. If you are a person who does not have support for your beliefs, let me encourage you to step out and figure out what you believe.
In my experience, I have specific political and spiritual beliefs. These are very controversial, for one I have very Conservative beliefs both policially and spiritualy. I believe in the soverignty of God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. I believe in the sanctity of life in all people, I believe in small Government and many many others. Those are just a few. These all tend to be "hot topics" and can be very controversial.
Do we have the license to ridicule someone for their own beliefs or opinions? Is it right to publicly bash someone for their difference of beliefs? The answer to these questions and many others are NO. We are allowed to disagree with others, but you have to do it in respect for those people. We all believe what we believe for a reason. Please show respect and disagree agreeably.
Do we have the license to ridicule someone for their own beliefs or opinions? Is it right to publicly bash someone for their difference of beliefs? The answer to these questions and many others are NO. We are allowed to disagree with others, but you have to do it in respect for those people. We all believe what we believe for a reason. Please show respect and disagree agreeably.
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posted by Ken Miller, Jr. @ 22:27
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3 Comments:
Excellent thoughts! I tend to agree with you and share alongside of you with your beliefs. In my current place of employment, Starbucks, I work with a lot of different walks of life. I could be working with four other people and three of them be homosexual or have bi-sexual tendencies. There is NO way I can be a direct representation of my Savior if I do not give them the time of day to explain why they choose what they believe. I tend to think that we as believers need to start listening more than we do hear. To simply hear, in my opinion, all you have to do is show acknowledgment. To listen you must engage in a conversation more than a couple of thoughts. Again great post and Jesus bless you!
Thanks, John. That is just something that has been on my heard for sometime, and just had to get it out there. One thing people know about us Believers that could be classified as a stereotype is that we are set to our beliefs and will ridicule anyone who does not believe the same as we do. It is the cry of my heart to reach out to those that do not know Christ, and to share the love that He has bestowed on us.
Thank you for reading.
I enjoyed this post and attempted to communicate as much yesterday. Since then your reply to johnfrancis makes the point I wanted to make about "self-proclaimed" Believers being set in their ways and are quick to ridicule others who offer a different view. I pointed out a discourse that I had yesterday on the social network twitter when I responded to an conservative Christian's lament over her disapproval of the United States President. I replied that I approved of him and rejected the twitter's description of him as a socialist and described him as a capitalist out to save the system.My reply was met with ridicule and the twitter, who posted in a public forum, wonders why I am bothering her with my point of view. Her response points up the crux of the problem your post posits:As Christians we don't take the time to engage each other in conversation long enough to establish common ground.
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