2007-12-09 04:03:14 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
1 John 4:7-8 Love them than the teaching will come.
Religion says you can't do this or that. God's word is a way of life. No a bunch of man made do and don'ts
2007-12-09 04:05:35 · update #1
Seems to me that 1John 4:7&8 says;
7...Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God.
8...He who does not love does not know God, for God is love.
I don't see how anyone can read this to mean anything other than to say 'Until we receive God's love for us, we do not have the capacity to love another'. Only those who have accepted God's love, been born of God (born again), can show love to anyone.
The love that is referred to here is agape love, which is an unconditional love'.
We preach and teach because we do love people and we want the best for them. We don't want someone to be left behind because we were careless enough to overlook them and did not give the message of God's forgiveness to them.
grace2u
2007-12-09 04:15:50 · answer #1 · answered by Theophilus 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Are they preaching to you or are being convicted in your spirit and don't know how to handle it.
After a service one time, I was talking with the Pastor and going over the response when a fellow congregant came in and ripped the Pastor up one side and down the other. Yelling and screaming that all the Pastor did for the whole message was stand in front of him and wagged his finger in his face condemning him to hell. The problem with that was, the person sat in the back, and the Pastor never left the pulpit nor did he point at the person. We had to show him the video. The Holy Spirit was convicting him of a sin. Do you think that's what's going on? You're being convicted by the Spirit and you're feeling guilty.
As Francis of Assisi said, "At all times preach the gospel, and when necessary use words."
2007-12-09 12:15:28 · answer #2 · answered by Acts 4:12 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Controlling Man mad traditions from so called religions.
But if a widow has children or grandchildren, these should learn first of all to put their religion into practice by caring for their own family and so repaying their parents and grandparents, for this is pleasing to God.
1 Timothy 5:3-5 (in Context) 1 Timothy 5 (Whole Chapter)
James 1:26
If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not keep a tight rein on his tongue, he deceives himself and his religion is worthless.
2007-12-09 22:02:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus tells that the good news of the kingdom must be preached. this current system that we live in will end and will be replaced by God's kingdom, people who have true love for their neighbor feel the responsibility to warn them of the coming judgment... just as Noah did.
2007-12-09 12:11:48 · answer #4 · answered by bananas101@sbcglobal.net 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because he feels superior to his neighbor if he thinks he is closer to God (in preaching) than the neighbor. I once turned it on a person who preached and preached and not only was she attempting to down-grade me but insult me as well. So, I turned to her and said, "God never intended to have his word spread by judgemental folks. I'm sure he is looking down upon those telling others that they are heathens if they don't follow their preaching. I think I'm going to sit over there before he strikes this area." And the woman walked away slowly saying, "You have a wonderful night."
2007-12-09 12:12:26 · answer #5 · answered by anaise 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
gelling get a grip true christians do not try and push anything on anyone, if they profess to be christians remind them of that please...its not their job ok.
back to the question, man can love his neighbor by helping one another this is all this means, its not about preaching at all, sorry, its about not coveting what he has, not doing harm to or lying about him or to him, and by the way neighbor means everyone not just the people next door... but I know you knew that... Peace to everyone.
2007-12-09 12:35:39 · answer #6 · answered by Neptune2bsure 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am sure that Christians are not always preaching to you. Maybe if you are watching them on tv they are!
Christians teach Christ's love through actions, not preaching.
2007-12-09 12:09:25 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Right, and, I hope someone would love me enough to warn me if what I'm doing is going to make me pay BIG.
Witnessing, or "preaching" as you call it should be done from the motive of love.
Because we love, we warn.
2007-12-09 12:11:27 · answer #8 · answered by Jed 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Non-Christians manage to do it. Christians are the only ones who try to push their religion on people who don't want or need it.
2007-12-09 12:07:19 · answer #9 · answered by gelfling 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Example is the best lesson.
2007-12-09 12:08:26 · answer #10 · answered by John G 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋