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@Shaz51 you are proof that faith is not just practised on a Sunday. Thank you xoxo 🫂

@Dimity I needed to take a step away for a moment but I want to return and say thank you so much for your words xoxo 🫂

You are a blessing

Any time @ENKELI I hope that you can always feel that love and care here 💜

@ENKELI

Thank you

You see... I have what are considered "less disciplined" views when it comes to a particular topic/group.

I believe in being friends with them and not shunning them, but coming alongside and loving them, no matter how they choose to live.

I was talking about it with a friend of mine today and mentioned the clash of opinions in regards to a mutual friend. They had discussed this topic in their Bible study recently and our mutual friend shared a different alignment with this topic than she shared with me. I was openly challenged and told off, but was told our mutual friend found it hard to believe considering what she had been told

@avant-garde I have the same viewpoint as you - just as Jesus does.

Being called out for a different viewpoint doesn't seem right, and then being told off certainly sounds like a very closed minded group.

I try not to offer advice anymore because I usually get into trouble for doing it but what you're experiencing doesn't sound right.

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@avant-garde wrote:

I have a question that I don't know who to ask...

How common is it for Christians to just tell you what they think you want to hear rather than what they believe?

@ENKELI @Shaz51 @Appleblossom @Dimity @tyme

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I just saw your post above @avant-garde .

I tend to feel that we can't really lump all Christians into one category so it's hard to say.

In a way, I think it's with humans in general and not just Christians. How common is it for humans to just tell you what they think you want to hear rather than what they believe?

I agree with what @tyme said @avant-garde

Thanks @ENKELI from your shazzy 😊

@ENKELI @Shaz51 @tyme @avant-garde I haven’t noticed that at my church. Some People seem opinionated and not scared of stepping on toes, in my church. Neither insincere people pleasing or grouchiness are ideal. It is interesting for me to learn to listen to my intuition about people’s genuine feelings. I had been isolated for a long time. Now I am busily involved. I am trying not to overthink or overreact. Oftentimes I am too sensitive and worried about rejection. Eg., yesterday, but today proved those fears wrong. So I try taking the next step….

@Shaz51 🫂 and ❤️

@avant-garde @tyme et al unfortunately I've gone down a rabbithole remembering many unkindnesses that definitely weren't what I'd have wanted to hear at the time.

@avant-garde so many denominations seem to have a culture of shunning, a bit different to accepting everyone including the poor, misfits and sinners.