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Old 09-11-2019, 09:09 AM   #23
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Default Re: Indwelling Christ in our Human Spirit - who emphasizes this now besides

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Originally Posted by Igzy View Post
I'm not sure what good it does to point out that "the church is a mess" or that "Christianity is short on many things" other than to make oneself feel like the exception. If the church is a mess it's been a mess for a long time, and that includes the LR and all of us. I'm sure the Lord knows it's a "mess," if indeed it is.

The solution is to minister positively to the church as one can. Pointing out specific areas of need is one thing, calling the whole thing a mess is like a coach telling his team, "In general, you guys stink!"

"Let's face it?" What good does that do? Oh, yeah. It shows we know something. Bully for us.
Ha ha - "Bully for us." (are you sure yer from Texas?!)

So true. Saying "You stink" to someone is derogatory to them, as is says nothing specific about their actions, but rather who they are. That is not meant to help them or make us one with them, but is of the "steal, kill & destroy" camp I think.
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