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Originally Posted by KSA
The reason why Blended Brothers cannot forgive those who left is because they have a distorted view of God. Their God is wrathful - He is quick to punish. Their God is the God of Truth, not the God of Love (as if truth and love are opposites).
I was recently thinking about the words of Jesus when He commanded to make peace with your adversary while you are still on the way. I was thinking why the guy would refuse to make peace on the way. He would refuse because he was sure that the Judge would be on his side. For him justice was more important than peace and mercy, and he missed that the Judge is the Peacemaker! Blended Brothers are absolutely sure that the Judge is on their side. They think He will pour rage on their adversaries. However, the heavenly Judge would ask, "I have forgiven you so much, couldn't you forgive your brother that little? Didn't you know that mercy triumphs over judgement. Therefore, get your judgment without mercy, since you showed no mercy!"
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You mention the blended brothers, but it's more broad than that. The scope of the recovery is generally unforgiving of those who had left. Suppose you're in a public place an you come across someone who remembers you from meeting in the recovery. You greet them, but they cannot receive you. At parting you leave extolling God's blessing.
Yes, we read in Luke 7 Jesus' parables of two debtors, One owed 50 denarii and the other 500 denarii. How come forgiveness is so easy to receive, but so hard to give? The we see in Romans 15:7 where Paul wrote to accept one another even as Christ accepted us. How come is it to receive Christ's accepting is easy, but to accept someone who left a particular fellowship is not?
I have listened to many ministry messages where the scope is about being overcomers for the kingdom age. What about now? The thought should not be "I cannot receive KSA" or" I cannot receive Terry because of their concepts."
It's concepts where brothers and sisters get written off as "negative", "opposers", "poisonous", or "rebellious". As much reference there is to the New Testament Ministry, there is not much reality exhibited. Instead of using terminology that divdes the Body, there should be more terminology briniging each and everyone into a uniting bond of love.
If a brother is to speak about the kingdom principle of relationships, it's fine if Mark 11 is referenced, but don't neglect 1 Corinhtians 13:4-7
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Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant, does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered, does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. "