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[SweeChee]

My favorite hymn is Amazing Grace and we sang it yesterday in church

. I love a lot of contemorary songs too. I listen to a local Christian station in my car and sometimes at work. Have a blessed week!

 

[Madie]

I would love to know if there are any Christian Chicken owners in Massachusetts!?! I am new to the whole Chicken Scene but not in my walk with the Lord

 

[HallFamilyFarm]

Would like your opinion. Was in attendance at a poultry show this weekend. An APA/ABA poultry judge was exhibiting his birds. He is also an Assembly of God deacon. Very old, clothes line A/G. As an A/G member and a Royal Ranger Commander, I was offended by his conduct. He told another exhibitor and one of the judges that they were going to hell for having long hair. Scripture asks a question, Who are you that you would judge another man's servant? I really like this judge. Have known him since I was 18 or 19. That was 27+ years ago. Of course, he is also judgmental about other poultry judges. Have heard him many times say, I will never show under that judge again. Yet he does. I know we should pray for him. But after so many years, he will most likely never change. I spoke with both "long haired" men. Sort of appologised. They just laughed and said they knew him.

What concerns me is his witness is blown with many. I found myself appolgizing to many. This show was aimed to attract novices. Over 50% of the exhibitors were first time novices. Some had never attended a poultry show. Guess I would like to applogize for him to all that attended Pine Bluff, Arkansas show. The show superintendent is a music minister in Pine Bluff. I spoke with him. He sort of laughed and said most people know what he is like.

What is your opinion? How do we as Christian handle a situation like that? How should we respond to unbelievers that witness such action?

 

[ChikeeMomma]

I have apologized to others for someone else's behavior -- kinda along the same lines, but the apology was made to hubby's SIL. I told her exactly how I believed. That I am not better than anyone else nor am I her judge in the end. I am a sinner also -- just as everyone is. And that I am trying to live my life intentionally through Christ. It is too bad when someone else makes such a horrible impression upon others. A lot of times it so turns people off to Christianity. I guess I'd ask the offender if he truly thinks about what he's saying is true -- if he really thinks about it. And I'd tell him that I want the love of Christ to shine through me -- that's the most important thing. I'd ask if Christ's love really have anything to do with hair length. This all needs to be said with absolute kindness and love. It sounds like he's an older gentleman, so he has lived this way for most of his life and he may not ever change.

 

[HallFamilyFarm]

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I think he is in his 70's at least. Most that know him would know who I am talking about. I really like him. have been to his home many times. I always try to steer the conversation towards areas we can agree. Saturday we were at a poultry show, not a church. We should have been shining our light, not a fog light. I really don't want to judge him, like he judges others. Scripture says we can judge what a prophet says, but can not judge the prophet. We are not fruit inspectors. The APA/ABA gave hima license to judge poultry, not people.

 

[Madie]

I think with love I would remind him of James 1:26 We may think that we are religious, but if we cannont bridle our tongue, than we decieve our heart and our religion is in vain.

I know we are all on our own walk, at different places along the road. we are called to admonish, with love our brothers and sisters in Christ, but not the unbeliever. This is in the Word! You are right to pray for him...Our prayers for this man should be that Christ, through His Holy Spririt, will change his heart to be more Christ like.

So sorry you felt the burden of this man's bad testimony

 

[ChikeeMomma]

Next time I'd ask him to not make those types of comments. Tell him that it really bothers you when he does and most likely others. Again, it needs to be said with kindness -- even though sometimes we don't feel like it.

 

[prov31gal]

hello,
another believer here, nice to meet everyone. if i could ask, would you all pray for my mother in law. she is a non-believer, she wont listen, and is very set in her made up ideas about god, weve tried to explain to her that just because you come up with an idea in your head that you think god shoulde like, does not make it true. you cant base your whole belief system on something you thought up. just because you think things should be a certain way, doesnt make it so.
anyway, she is in a hospice facility now, she is dying of cancer, all kinds, but the brain cancer is now affecting her the most. and she believes people are coming from the dead to tell her things, and they back up all the thigs she believes," so it must be true if so and so is coming all the way from the after life to agree with me." of course they agree with you, they are figments of your disease, you are imagineing them. she wants my husband , to be executive of her estate, her medical proxy. but she wont alloow him to make decisions. she has never been a "nice" lady. but now its awful. please pray for her that she will see the truth, that god will reveal himself to her, that she will be receptive to him. pray that he will soften her heart, so that she will listen to us, and so she can see that we care for her and just want her to be safe. we dont want her to suffer eternally. we want her to have peace and be ready to go.
please pray for her, and for us.

 

[Mahonri]

Sounds like this Deacon takes the word of God seriously... that nature itself teaches that it is a shame for a man to have long hair. BUT... he could use a little work on the "As I have loved you, love one another" verse.

It's OK to reprove betimes with sharpness once in a while, as long as LOVE follows.

 

[Intheswamp]

Luke, Chapter 6

37 “Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.

38 Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.”

39 And He spoke a parable to them: “Can the blind lead the blind? Will they not both fall into the ditch?

40 A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is perfectly trained will be like his teacher.

41 And why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not perceive the plank in your own eye?

42 Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me remove the speck that is in your eye,’ when you yourself do not see the plank that is in your own eye? Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck that is in your brother’s eye.

43 “For a good tree does not bear bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit.

44 For every tree is known by its own fruit. For men do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they gather grapes from a bramble bush.

45 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.