Comments on: Spiteful words to believers = Spiteful words to Christ http://shepherdtheflock.com/2007/07/06/spiteful-words-to-believers-spiteful-words-to-christ/ "Shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you...” Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:13:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 By: James http://shepherdtheflock.com/2007/07/06/spiteful-words-to-believers-spiteful-words-to-christ/#comment-544 James Mon, 09 Jul 2007 01:31:47 +0000 http://shepherdtheflock.com/2007/07/06/spiteful-words-to-believers-spiteful-words-to-christ/#comment-544 How are you implying that Christians should deal with those of a different faith (or no faith)? Further, how does one tell who a "true believer" is? I read many, many blogs. (Many!) It always seems that the criteria for defining a "fellow believer" is so narrowly defined as to render "brother" almost a meaningless term. It seems to frequently translate to "Those who hold a system of beliefs identical to my own in every way". I'm not suggesting people here do that, but I've seen it on numerous occasions. How are you implying that Christians should deal with those of a different faith (or no faith)? Further, how does one tell who a “true believer” is? I read many, many blogs. (Many!) It always seems that the criteria for defining a “fellow believer” is so narrowly defined as to render “brother” almost a meaningless term. It seems to frequently translate to “Those who hold a system of beliefs identical to my own in every way”.

I’m not suggesting people here do that, but I’ve seen it on numerous occasions.

]]> By: Nathan White http://shepherdtheflock.com/2007/07/06/spiteful-words-to-believers-spiteful-words-to-christ/#comment-546 Nathan White Mon, 09 Jul 2007 23:02:36 +0000 http://shepherdtheflock.com/2007/07/06/spiteful-words-to-believers-spiteful-words-to-christ/#comment-546 Hey James, More specifically, in my post, I was referring to that speech which is sinful in all occasions, no matter who it is spoken of, but is particularly directed at believers. That is, gossip, slander, hateful words, etc., are sinful is spoken to/about anyone, no matter what faith they hold to, if any at all. But, gossip, slander, etc. spoken to believers should be a much more serious thing in our minds, as we are speaking about the body of Christ. Obviously, we should always guard our tongues, but should take an extra consideration when speaking to or about other professing believers. Hey James,

More specifically, in my post, I was referring to that speech which is sinful in all occasions, no matter who it is spoken of, but is particularly directed at believers. That is, gossip, slander, hateful words, etc., are sinful is spoken to/about anyone, no matter what faith they hold to, if any at all. But, gossip, slander, etc. spoken to believers should be a much more serious thing in our minds, as we are speaking about the body of Christ. Obviously, we should always guard our tongues, but should take an extra consideration when speaking to or about other professing believers.

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