Worried if I’m too kind…..

[Blaise N]

Hey everyone!

I wanted to reach out today after a short absence(mainly because I’ve had no anxiety!)
But something has been resonating within me these past few days.Now needless to say I indeed am an extremely kind individual to everyone I meet,even people who are mean to me.

But I’ve been not worried but concerned as if I’m being too kind.Now obviously many of you might think NO!,but wait,I mean it in a way that I’m concerned if I’m too kind and not holy at the same time.What I mean is not making it seem like I’m passive over others sins,I don’t speak out towards coworkers sins,but I do with my family.

Obviously I’m objected to all wicked things(not trying to start a debate) such as homosexuality,abortion,pornography,liars,etc.

But I worry I’m not demonstrating enough holiness and intolerance for sin.

I dunno how to express it any better,overall I’m not ashamed to call myself a Christian,and I’m proud of the character!,but I want the world to understand I don’t tolerate sin and hate it.But I worry I’m too soft

 

[Unqualified]

You have to tolerate sin. It is God who doesn’t. It is ok to have unsaved friends. Don’t accuse them or condemn them. Preach the gospel and then see if they are your friend. The gospel, the HS is convicting. They know what they are doing is wrong. Show them the way out of guilt.

 

[eleos1954]

Hey everyone!

I wanted to reach out today after a short absence(mainly because I’ve had no anxiety!)
But something has been resonating within me these past few days.Now needless to say I indeed am an extremely kind individual to everyone I meet,even people who are mean to me.

But I’ve been not worried but concerned as if I’m being too kind.Now obviously many of you might think NO!,but wait,I mean it in a way that I’m concerned if I’m too kind and not holy at the same time.What I mean is not making it seem like I’m passive over others sins,I don’t speak out towards coworkers sins,but I do with my family.

Obviously I’m objected to all wicked things(not trying to start a debate) such as homosexuality,abortion,inappropriate contentography,liars,etc.

But I worry I’m not demonstrating enough holiness and intolerance for sin.

I dunno how to express it any better,overall I’m not ashamed to call myself a Christian,and I’m proud of the character!,but I want the world to understand I don’t tolerate sin and hate it.But I worry I’m too soft

We all hate sin my friend ... God hates sin as well .... someday we won't have to be exposed to it .... look forward to the return of the Lord to end this mess .... for eternity .... AMEN!!!! Until then it's a struggle.

 

[Diamond7]

But I worry I’m not demonstrating enough holiness and intolerance for sin.

I had a friend who was a real estate agent. Notice I say friend, but I did buy our house from him. When he was having some medical issues I was thinking about James 4:4 "Know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? Whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God."

i do not know if this applies to you or not, but I believe with my friend his downfall was that he was too nice of a guy. He was too friendly with the world for his own personal and financial gain. Our treasure is to be in Heaven and we are not to be trying to gain our treasure here on Earth.

I remember telling his wife that his problem was that he was to nice of a guy. She had no idea what I was talking about. I did not try to explain it to her.

Romans 1:32 'Although they know God's judgment that those who do such things deserve to die, they not only do these things but also approve of others who do them."

We have to be careful we do not give our approval to others. They want us to bake them a cake and help them celebrate their sin and debauchery and we do have to take a stand for what is good, right and true.

 

[crixus]

You (and all Christians) should stay true to what the word of God, the Bible says. Don't worry about what others think or say. We all get tested from time to time. This is your test and I pray you won't bend. Stand firm and keep the faith!

 

[Beslowtoanger]

Hey everyone!

I wanted to reach out today after a short absence(mainly because I’ve had no anxiety!)
But something has been resonating within me these past few days.Now needless to say I indeed am an extremely kind individual to everyone I meet,even people who are mean to me.

But I’ve been not worried but concerned as if I’m being too kind.Now obviously many of you might think NO!,but wait,I mean it in a way that I’m concerned if I’m too kind and not holy at the same time.What I mean is not making it seem like I’m passive over others sins,I don’t speak out towards coworkers sins,but I do with my family.

Obviously I’m objected to all wicked things(not trying to start a debate) such as homosexuality,abortion,inappropriate contentography,liars,etc.

But I worry I’m not demonstrating enough holiness and intolerance for sin.

I dunno how to express it any better,overall I’m not ashamed to call myself a Christian,and I’m proud of the character!,but I want the world to understand I don’t tolerate sin and hate it.But I worry I’m too soft

This resonates…….I’m slowly reaching out to my friends (face to face) to let them know I am now with Jesus Christ, his teachings and all that he stands for. This re-birth has brought a change in me. No longer gossip, no longer with malice, debauchery (I like a drink but stay away from being drunk) I no longer like to moan about the world, I’m not interested in anything that feeds sin or negativity in my mind and the locker room, lusting, swearing that goes with it I cannot tolerate.

So the test of friendship has begun because it has to be God first, everything else second. If my friends don’t like the new me, then they will no longer be friends. I cannot and will not let anybody encourage sin. Friends will fall, because I know how they behave and I want no part of it.

I feel I am kind with my tolerance, my ability to listen and care but I have to draw the line in the name of Jesus for I am not going to ruin all I’ve become and grieve the Holy Spirit with momentary lapses as a consequence of friendship. If they don’t like me questioning the behaviour and feel I’m not the man I used to be then all glory to God….because I’m not.

I will always pray that they find a way to God, I will explain what it now means to me and then it’s up to them, and that’s the message, you can only do so much, sew the seeds, add the water through prayer and then let the growth take place.If they reject the word of God and ultimately disrespect me, if that threatens my relationship with God then it just can’t happen.

Believe me I will be upset for I have known and loved these people for a very long time, I pray they give me the love and respect I deserve, but my real feelings are that some will view me as strange, no fun (because I won’t get drunk, look at women, talk about other people, make fun of people) Jesus was absolutely destroyed physically and emotionally for me for us…..to turn that emotion on and off when it suits is a lukewarm Christian and I want to be dedicated to his way of life…….there is no compromise.

Putting passion to one side, my approach will be kind, gentle with love, to let them know I don’t like certain things when it happens, they accept the new me and love me as before or they don’t.

Tonight is my first such meeting, I need strength and patience to explain my old self has died.

with Gods love

David