I hope this book is able to help many people see male-female friendships as the God-given gift that they are.
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I hope this book is able to help many people see male-female friendships as the God-given gift that they are.
The church is uniquely those called by the Holy Spirit in the name of Jesus Christ to be united with one another; but through over-sexualization, it has allowed its members to be severed one from another. By grounding her thesis in the humanity and unity found in Jesus Christ, Byrd provides the stable blocks for further discussion and application of deeper fellowship among the members of Christ's body.
Far from merely stating that male and female relationships are permissible, this view for the future intimates that these friendships are essential to the vitality of the church and her mission.
To those who "don't believe what they know," rest in God's grace. And let us produce together the type of memories that will "soak these sheets in tears."
We became intentional about time together, and in the repetition regained that restful hospitality of an ever open door.
I think about all the things we allow to come between us, and how little the Dead must dwell upon such things.
Advice, at the proper time, can be beneficial. But just being there is the demonstration of the love of Christ.
Same-Sex Attraction and the Church: The Surprising Plausibility of the Celibate Life is a must read for all Christians
"If you have a family, you can reasonably feel you have time for no one else. But that can mean that unless you have a family, you feel you have no one at all." - Ed Shaw
Thankfully, because of the Second Adam, none of us is every truly alone. We are never without God our helper.
What can Lewis teach us today? How about working toward being a person who loves Christ and his bride and behaving like a person everyone wants to love.