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Hatred For Self

I CANT HELP. BUT NOTICE THAT SO MANY PEOPLE DISLIKE THEMSELVES RIGHT NOW AND MANY BLAME THAT INTERNAL DISLIKE FALSELY ON OUTWARD DISTINCTIONS LIKE THEIR RACE OR GENDER OR SIN OR A PAINFUL SITUATION.

THEN UNABLE TO PROCESS IT IN A HEALTHY WAY THEY BECONE EMBITTERED AND BEGIN TO BLAME AND ACCUSE OTHERS FOR WHAT’S IS ACTUALLY GOING ON WITH THEMSELVES INTERNALLY.

But…if you can have ears to hear about the kingdom of God in Christ which is here on earth in part.

Then we can accept that Jesus Christ has the absolute cure for this common human predicament. Our sinful ways which lead to so much resentment and hurt and self loathing can be washed away as we follow him.

In Jesus Christ all distinctions are obliterated. There are no races, only the new Adam, the third race. In Jesus Christ there is no male nor female. We are all one in him.

In Jesus Christ we are able to forgive and move on and not base a good deal of life on our offenses or taking up of others offenses. We dont any longer need the false crutch of accusing others stronger than ourselves, or the feeling of power we derive from remaining forever bitter.

In Jesus Christ all things are new and we are able to move on. we are able to overcome what controls us. Be it other people or our own self hatred.

As we depart from and avoid Jesus Christ all sorts of bitterness wrath, accusation, insecurity, and hatred for others fills our minds.

In Jesus Christ we are Holy, we are pure, we are good, we are able and willing to forgive our enemies. We can allow our enemies to become friends, and we become worthy of love and peace again.

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Ok With Conflict

When someone says or posts something you disagree with:

Do not:

  • Scoff in silence at them!
  • Gossip about their “bad” attitude!
  • Ignore them!
  • Insult them !
    Make assumptions about their motives!
  • Argue with them behind their back!
  • Make a straw man to misrepresent what they are saying. (This is lying)
  • Have the attitude of someone who just wants to crush their opponents.

Do:

  • Talk to them to understand their motive!
  • Challenge them!
  • Disagree with them confidently and with kindness.
  • Have the attitude that conflict is simply the pursuit of truth.

That’s love!

That’s just how things are …in the kingdom of heaven!

If we really love God and people, (and are not just religious drones), we will be willing to do conflict and confrontation.

Not constantly and with aggression, but whenever it’s needed, with love.

Jesus brings great conflict to humanity, right where it is needed and when it is needed, just role with it.

Avoiding conflict is sometimes avoiding Jesus Christ.

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Healthy Hierarchies or Something Else?

Healthy Hierarchies

I like to study organizations of people, how to make healthy groups. Finding competent leadership, how to affect culture, devising and communicating vision for a group. Increasing levels of trust and genuine good will. No one, in my opinion has better content on this topic than Patrick Lencioni at the Table Group.

Working near the bottom of a large corporation has made this fascinating to me. Lencioni’s book The Advantage is brilliant. If you are a leader of a business or governmental organization you must get this book.

Hierarchies Everywhere

But all the business books and consultants assume one thing …Hierarchies.

Great men on top, lines of hierarchy directing the clueless nobodies on bottom.

The congregation of Jesus Christ, otherwise known as the ecclesia, sometimes translated the church simply is not a hierarchy.

At least if Jesus has any say in the matter it isn’t.

It never was a hierarchy and it never will be, so these hierarchy business principles ought not apply to the goings on of churches.

We can pretend that they do and apply them anyhow and build a religious empire just like the former generations. BUT, does Jesus want that? And if you knew he didn’t how would you respond? Is he Lord among his people gathered for him?

That’s why the largest and famous church leaders. I’m talking about the mega churches with great numbers must move away from Gods plan for his church if they want to be large, wealthy and influential. They are required to if they really want to be big. They must lead in a way that Jesus specifically prohibited among his disciples.

And their successful empire almost always prevents them from turning around.

I mean why would they listen to “some wannabe” nobody who no one is following?

Certainly they must just be jealous as they criticize the leader or his organization.

Often I think Jesus himself is that “wannabe” who no one follows.

Read more on hierarchies here.

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