tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4248478318892426116.post4353817646651387235..comments2024-02-20T17:48:55.571-05:00Comments on Freedom Through Truth: Jan Buterman to the Alberta HRCMichael Brandonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17557797099650457723noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4248478318892426116.post-89466440162931678722009-10-08T13:23:48.241-04:002009-10-08T13:23:48.241-04:00Amen.
Interestingly, I Co 13 says that "Love...Amen.<br /><br />Interestingly, I Co 13 says that "Love does not take offense." So, the question is, if something seems offensive to me, is the problem it, the speaker, or me? <br /><br />Odds on, it is something in me that is the problem.Michael Brandonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17557797099650457723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4248478318892426116.post-127587787736462982009-10-08T13:13:30.843-04:002009-10-08T13:13:30.843-04:00Offense is at times the instigator of change. Fea...Offense is at times the instigator of change. Fearing offence, either to offend or to be offended is to risk conformity. <br /><br />Never forget that the same Jesus who was as gentle as a dove also turned over money lenders tables with whip in hand. He also called some serpents and sons of the Devil. He intended to offend while at the same time being a mentor to His followers.<br /><br />Men need to make their gentleness evident without losing their masculinity and God given passion.<br /><br />A unbiblical concept of gentleness conbined with being overly concerned about how articulate we are so we can look cool to the elites, is ruining us.<br /><br />The answer....get real, thicken the skin up a bit, stop tip toe'n around and let's get on with it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4248478318892426116.post-86905369941534340172009-10-06T22:55:04.539-04:002009-10-06T22:55:04.539-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4248478318892426116.post-87816465104249905222009-10-06T22:25:58.184-04:002009-10-06T22:25:58.184-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com