Comments on: Love one another

By: Jon

Jon — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:26:28 +0000

When I’m confronted with bad stuff I’m reminded of the encouragement to, ‘not be overcome by evil but overcome evil with good’. Bullying may be a temptation but it isn’t really an option for those claim to travel along The Way. Heck, it is a costly Way but it’s the only real hope for the human race that I can see. Church, if we could only get our act together……

By: MacQ

MacQ — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:08:52 +0000

‘Love your neighbour as yourself’ – I didn’t detect that as being an optional add-on for a Christian…. The other wee thing that comes back to be is the call for us to ‘bless those that curse us and do good to those that hate us’. Christs words don’t leave us with an excuse to walk away, but with an expectation that we act (with blessings and good deeds). Just what Ernest says.

By: Fr. Daniel Graves

Fr. Daniel Graves — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:59:58 +0000

Well said.

By: sarah

sarah — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:23:27 +0000

Thank you for the reminder. It will stop me from the sin of saying, ‘And now you know what it feels like’ Time for confession me thinks!

By: Ernest

Ernest — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:20:19 +0000

I fail to understand how people who do this sort of thing can describe themselves as Christians. Surely the second greatest commandment is to love one another.

I have great sympathy for those who feel uncomfortable in their current situation, whether Anglo-Catholic or Evangelical or Liberal or like myself who who in undergoing discernment of a call to Ministry, attend a wide range of services am always made most welcome – but than I am a man, and not in such a difficult position as a women following the same path.

Room must be made for all to be accommodated in God’s church – which is one of the historic and great roles of the CofE, to regard all as members, whether churched or not.

That lack of charity from those who take up ‘positions’ on issues is sad, and causes much heart ache for those of us who dream off unity between all Christians on a level of equality and respect for and acceptance of differences.

All bad behaviour is shameful and deserves to be challenged.