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Speaking Negatively Against Others, Part 3 (TMF:2135)

Friday, July 14, 2023
Peace to Live By: Speaking Negatively Against Others, Part 3 (TMF:2135) - Daniel Litton
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       Two, it shows that the accuser really doesn’t practice the Word of God because he or she is supposed to believe the best about everyone, as the Apostle Paul makes clear. Three, it hurts the image of the accused so that now the person has to overcome the artificial (or rather false) presentation that has been made about them. The great thing is, is that God is able to save those who are faithful to him, and he works to accomplish that. The great thing is, is that God is able to save those who are faithful to him, and he works to accomplish that. So, no matter what the situation, whether there has been a relationship that has gone into the frying pan, or whether someone has accused someone of doing something, God is able to guide the thoughts of people so that they make the right choices. The only thing is, is that people have to choose to be obedient to the Scripture and do what is right, rather than holding onto self-righteousness and continuing to choose the wrong. In the latter case, the person cannot grow, and likely will go through a similar situation in the future because their poor actions, whether consciously or subconsciously, will cause the past to repeat itself.

Speaking Negatively Against Others, Part 2 (TMF:2134)

Thursday, July 13, 2023
Peace to Live By: Speaking Negatively Against Others, Part 2 (TMF:2134) - Daniel Litton
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       We are not supposed to be thinking the worst of our fellow Christians, assuming they must be up to no good because all people inherently have the sin-nature. You see, often times when we have judged another in the past, we have found ourselves to be wrong. The problem is, when we have spoken negatively against the person, other people know about that. This creates a lot of problems. One, it shows that the accuser really isn’t as in tune with God or in tune with the behavior around him or her as much as he or she thought they were. Two, it shows that the accuser really doesn’t practice the Word of God because he or she is supposed to believe the best about everyone, as the Apostle Paul makes clear. Three, it hurts the image of the accused so that now the person has to overcome the artificial (or rather false) presentation that has been made about them. The great thing is, is that God is able to save those who are faithful to him, and he works to accomplish that.

Speaking Negatively Against Others, Part 1 (TMF:2133)

Wednesday, July 12, 2023
Peace to Live By: Speaking Negatively Against Others, Part 1 (TMF:2133) - Daniel Litton
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       The reality is, when we find ourselves moving up the scale of consciousness, we find that it becomes more and more natural to be merciful toward others, rather than judging and speaking negatively against them. This is because everything is connected in our minds to everything else. It’s like the river that I talked about at the beginning of our study. The river is flowing, and we can either flow in the right direction and feel good, or we can continue to flow in the wrong direction and have resistance after resistance. In cleaning up one area of our minds, it automatically allows for other parts to get better. When we are negative and critical toward a fellow brother or sister we can end up making God look bad. We are not supposed to be thinking the worst of our fellow Christians, assuming they must be up to no good because all people inherently have the sin-nature. You see, often times when we have judged another in the past, we have found ourselves to be wrong. The problem is, when we have spoken negatively against the person, other people know about that.

The Importance of Forgiveness, Part 4 (TMF:2132)

Tuesday, July 11, 2023
Peace to Live By: The Importance of Forgiveness, Part 4 (TMF:2132) - Daniel Litton
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       The truth is, often people who have done us wrong didn’t really mean to. They weren’t trying to offend us, or do something that has caused us anxiety. It’s unfortunately just the way things went. When we realize this truth, it makes it easier to forgive both ourselves and others for issues that arise. We can have mercy because we understand that at times, we have offended others and weren’t intending to. Sometimes that just the way it goes no matter how careful we try to present ourselves. A big hurtle with forgiveness given to others is that it means we have to relinquish our pride. There certainly is a feeling of satisfaction and comfort when we feel we’ve been wrong, when we feel we were the victim of whatever offense it was. Self-pity feels pretty good, and that’s why really it’s a temptation for us. It is tempting to just wallow in self-pity and never really deal with the issue at hand. Besides, it makes us feel completely guilt-free, as if we aren’t guilty of anything in relation to whatever it was.

The Importance of Forgiveness, Part 3 (TMF:2131)

Monday, July 10, 2023
Peace to Live By: The Importance of Forgiveness, Part 3 (TMF:2131) - Daniel Litton
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       It’s like Paul told the Corinthians, that it would be better to just be wronged than to take wrath out against a person, or probably more prevalent, to continue to take wrath out against them in our minds. If we take a close look at others around us, we will notice that some have decided to forgive certain offenses, and it has worked tremendously well for them. That’s the truth of the matter. We don’t have to respond like we have in the past. We have the option of choosing a different pattern, trying something new, since we know that what we have done in the past hasn’t worked. It’s, again, only worked to make us miserable. But by choosing a new way of forgiveness, we see ourselves heal, and perhaps may even see a healed relationship. A couple of complications occur when we judge others. The first is that in judging others, we often find ourselves guilty of doing the same thing or something similar or comparable. The second is that in judging others, we are not utilizing the concept of mercy.