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Originally Posted by Pressing-On
I don't think that I could really walk away from a group of people and, logically, not expect them to turn against me if our views of scripture were so opposite in belief and understanding. Especially, if they held them strongly.
The only person/people that would surprise me would be the person/people that I had verbally engaged in conversation and knew we were on the same page as to our opinions, understanding and belief. I would then deem them as a hypocrite. Now, that would disappoint and possibly shock me, but I have never seen that happen. I've only seen the "shunning" happen from the people that believe what they believe and could never see it or live any other way. And I have seen it from the ones that fear you could be right.
I'm not sure what you are referring to as "trivial". Taking a stand against the "core" of a church's foundational beliefs, whether right or wrong, doesn't seem to fall solidly into the area of "trivial", IMO. Perhaps I've misunderstood you.
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Is that how we treat other's whom we disagree, even if we see them as a lost, delusional prodigal? We hate them, despise them, guilt them back to the cross?
Chewing each other up and spitting them out is not the Jesus Way. If they are attacking your home or family, then maybe it's time to ask them to leave and relationships change. Otherwise, if you think you're right, love them back to Jesus -- either way, put it in his hands. I'm not sure why some think if you've come to different conclusions you now must be hated.
No matter, Jesus promised a great blessing to those who are hated of men for his sake. I'd rather error on the side of Truth, without fear or worry about what Sis. Sally will be gossiping around.