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Posted by David (Member # 1) on :

Three hundred men — all Christian — gathered behind closed doors at a Tennessee mall trying to figure out the difference between being "nice" (which is not good) and being "good" (which is). They struggled in the dimly lit hall — after a Christian rock band handed it off to the comic in charge — to make sense of the message they were hearing from the stage: that church has been "feminized" and that the Jesus talked about in many modern churches is too wimpy and gentle.

The men had to decide by day's end (that is, after six hours of listening) whether they were ready to take up the challenge of becoming a "Christian warrior" modeled on the "manlier" version of Christ they were told has been overlooked — the Christ who took a whip to moneychangers, and used the word "dung" when he had to.

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Posted by Aaron (Member # 3761) on :

"Love one another as I have loved you." This is our standard of behavior. Not "tough love" or "permissive love" but "as I have loved you."

Christ loved others by obeying what the Father told Him. Forsaking His own way He walked in the way of His Father. In this way He was perfect.

"Wimpy", "bold", "consistent" or any other adjective falls short of our Father's standard of love. "Do as I tell you". That is our calling. You may dine with despised tax collectors, show compassion to prostitutes, or send wicked men fleeing. Who knows but God? And who can tell where the wind blows? Such is the direction of the Spirit-lead man.

"Love as I have loved you." -Christ our King.

Aaron