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How to deal with "Them."

Nadiine

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I thank God every day that in heaven there won't be an "us" versus "them".
Yes, and that's mostly becuz the TRUE JUDGE will have sorted out who is His and who isn't.
Down here, we differ on what Christianity is - errgo, the warfare in a forum trying to unite everybody under one huge umbrella as "one family".

These problems didn't exist until these recent changes & it got thrown into our laps to fix it all.
 
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My recollection is a bit different. Funny how that works.
I didn't say no problems existed, they didn't exist to this extent that's for sure.

That's ok, God has it all sorted out - I have nothing to fear about all this. It's simply a forum.
 
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There is no "us" versus "them". This is spiritual warfare.
This is spiritual warfare Jim you are right

Can i ask how you view the fact that there are people on both sides of this war?

Also, do you think some people fight and some dont?

Im just curious as to how you see this resolved if there exist within one group of people all 4 sides of these 2 issues?
 
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Can you refresh us as to the topic, Macrina? I've kinda forgotten it.

The topic is communicating effectively. Such things as:

How can I best be heard by those who disagree with me?
What is the best way to persuade someone to my perspective?
How best can I work with colleagues, friends, etc., in order to be productive?
When I'm the only conservative in a room full of liberals, how can I accomplish anything without first going insane?

Like that.
 
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The topic:

 
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I find that, when working with my colleagues especially, it is very important to not come across as blaming. I have never been the type who needs to never make a mistake. So, when something goes wrong at work, even if I KNOW it isn't my fault, it always get solved faster if I say "Something must have been misrouted" or "There has been a breakdown somewhere, can we go over this again".

It helps me a lot at work, as I work for a public high school, and there is a lot of paperwork, etc. People will respond better if you go about it in a non-accusatory way. A proper end result benefits the kids, and that is what we are supposed to be there for.
 
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Wise words.
 
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"There is One body, and One Spirit, even as ye are called in One hope of your calling; One Lord, One faith, One baptism, One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ." (Ephesians 4:4-7)

if this would be embraced according to the 'spirit' it was given, we would have no denominations today! just as England and America are two countries separated by a common language, so to is the body of Christ 'separated' by a common faith. even before Jesus was crucified the Apostles were fighting over which would be 'greatest'. and the fight continues as to which 'church' represents the 'true' faith.

how is 'unity' possible when the 'body' has been so fragmented "through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ." (Colossians 2:8) 'forums' imply that we 'agree to disagree'. the hard part is to disagree 'agreeably', or 'split'. History has shown it to be too formidable a task on our own. perhaps it has been the challenges to our 'differences' that has preserved the 'sanctity' of God's word over the millennia?
 
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