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Originally Posted by HERn
Just wondering why you prayed for God to have mercy on all of us? I'm no longer in the recovery, are you still part of it?
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Whether we agree or disagree with our brothers and sisters in the recovery, they're still our brothers and sisters. We need to reject the "Us versus Them" mentality that was created in the local churches. However that attitude is not consistent with Jesus' words in the gospels:
John said to Him, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him, for there is no one who will perform a miracle in My name, and be able soon afterward to speak evil of Me. For he who is not against us is for us. For whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because of your name as followers of Christ, truly I say to you, he will not lose his reward. Mark 9:38-41