I can reasonably discuss just about anything with just about anyone.

Friend or not, if we can have a conversation and differ without resorting to name calling or spewing insults, I’m all good.

I appreciate and respect honest, thoughtful responses, and try to give the same to others.

When you put a controversial topic out there, you should expect some kind of constructive response that may differ from your ideas.

I’m aware when I do that and I’m fine with differing opinions. It’s good to be able to talk our ideas through. If you can’t cope with that, I’m okay, too.

Maybe we weren’t really friends anyway, and I am completely okay with not having a social media friendship.

My point is that I am finding people who loudly proclaim inclusivity as a byword are often the ones who are least able to practice it.

I’m hopeful we can actually achieve true unity, which includes respecting everyone’s different perspectives regardless of agreement.

Recognizing authentic expressions versus hateful ones seems to be an area of needed improvement.

Honest assessments require humility and thoughtful reflection.

That people will ridicule, name call, and basically assault President Trump based on their sheer hatred of him (from whatever excuse you want to give for hatred) seems opposed to what the same people say they stand for… it’s discouraging, but we’re all growing.

Telling me what a ‘Christian really is…’ and ‘what Jesus would really do….’ places you in a position of judgement that you probably don’t really want.

Judging President Trump and others harshly does not sound like Jesus either.

Do you even realize what you are saying?

So when you make a nasty broad generalization toward every Christian and others who support him, you might need to consider your own relationship with Jesus first.

It appears there are varying degrees of acceptance between what you require for yourself and what you offer others.

We’ve got to learn how to have adult conversations, yes, about religion and politics.

I’ll give you room to grow. Thanks for giving me the same.

I love President Trump. I love Jesus. I love you. I can also love you from a distance.

Bible Scriptures — Judge Not….

“Do not judge so that you will not be judged.” Matthew 7:1.

“Do not judge, and you will not be judged; and do not condemn, and you will not be condemned; pardon, and you will be pardoned.” Luke 6:37.

“Do not complain, brethren, against one another, so that you yourselves may not be judged; behold, the Judge is standing right at the door.” James 5:9.

“Therefore let us not judge one another anymore, but rather determine this—not to put an obstacle or a stumbling block in a brother’s way.” Romans 14:13.

“There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the One who is able to save and to destroy; but who are you who judge your neighbor?” James 4:12.

“Do not speak against one another, brethren. He who speaks against a brother or judges his brother, speaks against the law and judges the law; but if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge of it.” James 4:11.

“But if we judged ourselves rightly, we would not be judged.” 1 Corinthians 11:31.

“Therefore do not go on passing judgment before the time, but wait until the Lord comes who will both bring to light the things hidden in the darkness and disclose the motives of men’s hearts; and then each man’s praise will come to him from God.” 1 Corinthians 4:5.

“For judgment will be merciless to one who has shown no mercy; mercy triumphs over judgment.” James 2:13.

“but if there are questions about words and names and your own law, look after it yourselves; I am unwilling to be a judge of these matters.” Acts 18:15.

“But to me it is a very small thing that I may be examined by you, or by any human court; in fact, I do not even examine myself.” 1 Corinthians 4:3.

“Therefore no one is to act as your judge in regard to food or drink or in respect to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath day—” Colossians 2:16.

“The one who eats is not to regard with contempt the one who does not eat, and the one who does not eat is not to judge the one who eats, for God has accepted him.” Romans 14:3.

“Who are you to judge the servant of another? To his own master he stands or falls; and he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand.” Romans 14:4.

“But you, why do you judge your brother? Or you again, why do you regard your brother with contempt? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God.” Romans 14:10.

“If anyone hears My sayings and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world.” John 12:47.

“For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.” John 3:17.

“You judge according to the flesh; I am not judging anyone.” John 8:15.

“For not even the Father judges anyone, but He has given all judgment to the Son,” John 5:22.

 

With Love and Belief,
~ Jill Steele

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Jill Steele. Truly, it’s not ‘About Me’, but has always been about Him. I am a grateful, willing vessel, broken to be used.
My passion comes alive in writing, offering encouragement, sharing perspective on life, and pointing others in the direction of the Heavenly Father.
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