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Because I've been on both sides of this spectrum, I can say I've been both.
I doubt you will have very many that will admit to being a wall builder. This definition that you have supplied sounds a bit too harsh for anyone to admit to it.
~I used to be a wall builder.
We were always careful about who we fellowshipped with, and for how long. Always protecting ourselves from worldly influences. Our fences and guards were in place.
~Now I am a bridge builder.
I see the value in reaching out and really loving someone no matter what they believe. Especially my family. We had alienated ourselves from all of our family. We realized the value of family a little late, but have since made it a point to make sure that we have monthly get-togethers. It has brought peace and healing to us all. And I can say that I genuinely LOVE my family.
I always told myself I loved others, but looking back in hindsight, I realized I really didn't. I loved myself. It was all about protecting myself from being tainted. My 'love' was superficial at best. Not a genuine bone in my body toward those who I deemed to be ungodly and unsaved. Which was everyone outside of our own church family. We even had a certain degree of protecting ourselves from the neighboring UPC churches.
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