Interesting poster

I loathe be kind as well, but I am quite grumpy this morning

I think I'd prefer 'be kind to' rather than . Its active and something I can achieve.

petra

I’d like to meat the author of the poster and ask them how they would deal with a neighbour I had many years ago.
She got some pleasure from throwing stuff at my French doors late at night.
It scared the life out of me as I was on my own with a baby.
Often in the middle of the night she would bang loudly ( it sounded like it could be a broom? ) on our adjoining bedroom wall.
She would never answer the door when I wanted to confront her.
Then one day ( about 6 in the morning) she went too far. My tortoise had got into her her garden, she was waving it around threatening to harm him.
I rushed down to the garden where she informed me that she got the last people out of my house and she would get me out.
My red mist came down and I hit her.
She called the police. But I heard no more from her.

For me, it comes down to what mumofmadboys said, Hate the sin love the sinner.

Very difficult I know. Especially in some circumstances.

Just reread and see that you hit her!
Oops.

We all know Christ was a beacon of tolerance, but the churches set up in his name veered well away from the spirit of what he preached, it's the vanguard of organised religion that is so often the problem. Noble and well intentioned is the somewhat sanctimonious message contained, just taking GN as a microcosm of society per se, some will shout down any opposing point of view We are entering an increasingly illiberal time, one only has to see how that is manifested on the streets around us to know how little tolerance there is particularly in a religious context.

We dont reject because it's hard, we just think differently and dont believe what you do.

Oh Petra, how awful.
She sounds deranged.
I suppose in the context of the poster it doesn't need to be your next door neighbour, just those in your community.

I think it's interesting that when there's a cry for help from far afield - a war zone or famine, we rush to send money or clothes but if someone nearby is sitting in a doorway and begging, we walk on by.

This is the radical and unequivocal call to arms of Christianity and so many reject because it is so hard.

However, some people seem to be misinterpreting both what neighbour and love mean.

Your neighbour means anyone, friend or stranger. Simply any other human, all created equal in God's sight.

Love doesn't mean condoning crime, being a doormat or not standing up for yourself.

Another quote from same Bible also says, 'Love your neighbour as yourself.'

Without recognising your own dignity and need to love yourself, how can you possibly love others?

I’d like to meat the author of the poster and ask them how they would deal with a neighbour I had many years ago.
She got some pleasure from throwing stuff at my French doors late at night.
It scared the life out of me as I was on my own with a baby.
Often in the middle of the night she would bang loudly ( it sounded like it could be a broom? ) on our adjoining bedroom wall.
She would never answer the door when I wanted to confront her.
Then one day ( about 6 in the morning) she went too far. My tortoise had got into her her garden, she was waving it around threatening to harm him.
I rushed down to the garden where she informed me that she got the last people out of my house and she would get me out.
My red mist came down and I hit her.
She called the police. But I heard no more from her.

BTW I do quite like my current neighbours.

It's what I dislike about Christianity or any organised religion.

A commandment!

Please don't tell me what to think, what to believe or when to pray.

I was at my grown-up DGS baptism recently. It was very moving hearing the testimonies from all these young people who had found Christianity but there was such emphasis on sin and forgiveness from sin I wondered how much sin they had had time to commit.

Our previous neighbour told me gleefully that he had sold the house to a large Asian family (cannot and would not use the word he used)

So pleased he did as 20+ years later we are firm friends as are our children, despite different cultures and religions.

If they live anti-socially, abuse children or animals, damage my property, disrespect or attempt to undermine my culture and traditional values, then no, I wont love all all my neighbours.
Otherwise, we’ll get along just fine.

I am not speaking to my neighbours and they havent moved in yet. I feel I should get some sort of award.

AGAA4

I try to be fair minded and treat all my neighbours with the same contempt. 😄

😂

Patronising.

I try to be fair minded and treat all my neighbours with the same contempt. 😄

Flappergirl
I’m very close to one such person, and a Sunday School teacher to boot.
The comments that come out of her mouth Re people on benefits are literally jaw dropping. Her meanness is on Olympic gold medal level.

I'm not a Christian but I do try to love and forgive which, as a human with human flaws, is all one can do. Unfortunately I've met many Christians in my long life who seem to be the least able to aspire to this philosophy.

I prefer the idea that we should treat others as we would wish to be treated ourselves. Tolerance, kindness and consideration come to mind. I'd also add generosity in the widest sense. Do I always live up to these ideals? No but I try.

I prefer Do as you would be done by. That for me covers most bases and is achievable.

Well I’m tolerating mine at the moment. Can’t see me loving him any time soon. Or his wife!
They look like us, probably vote like us, go to the same church,
No idea about their love life and they have one or two more wrinkles than us.
I can still only tolerate them.

On some threads where kindness seems thin in real life, even to their friends, I am mindful of the parable of the good Samaritan.

A man helps a stranger on a road, who has got beaten up.

Hate the sin but love the sinner!

Indeed, Barbadosbelle.

Well, unless someone has done something to you, personally, then at least maybe try some empathy, if not love.

And forgiveness is supposed to be good for you, if you've been wronged.

It's a tall order though.