Comments on: People to Be Loved – Book Review

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 28 Jul 2017 17:58:23 +0000

Great review! This book will aid in people showing more compassion towards and better loving and being acceptable to others.

By: Jean Wise

Jean Wise — Tue, 18 Jul 2017 22:22:35 +0000

wow well written review of this book and topic. Having open discussion with anyone who we may not agree with is always the best choice. and getting rid of that us vs them attitude. great points. We’ve lost the art and skill of open debate and kind conversations in our society any more. I vote for more openness, acceptance and love.

By: Lois Flowers

Lois Flowers — Fri, 14 Jul 2017 15:24:00 +0000

Respect and humility … if that’s not a powerful and effective combination for relating to people, I don’t know what is! Thanks for sharing this review, Lisa. It sounds like a well-thought-out, grace-filled book, and so were your words about it.

By: KellyRBaker

KellyRBaker — Fri, 14 Jul 2017 15:21:36 +0000

This sounds like an interesting book. I have had gay friends/co-workers in the past and it seems like love is the only way to see all come to salvation. I remember one co-worker in particular who kept taking my invitation to accept Jesus as Savior back to the question of whether or not God would allow her lifestyle. I think back on that time and am glad that she heard the plan of salvation.

By: Liz

Liz — Fri, 14 Jul 2017 12:44:08 +0000

Such a volatile subject. And I’m happy to see you starting a conversation about it. Jesus simply said love others. He didn’t make qualifications about loving people who are act or think like we do. We are simply here to love. This sounds like a book I ought to read! Thanks for sharing!

By: June

June — Thu, 13 Jul 2017 17:46:18 +0000

Tackling the tough, important subjects, as always, friend. Thank you for this post. And this, “We all can agree on this: It is critically important to maintain an attitude of respect toward all people. We need to demonstrate loving behavior, whether we believe the same things or not.” Amen.

By: Michele Morin

Michele Morin — Thu, 13 Jul 2017 13:39:28 +0000

This sounds really good.
I’ve been helped tremendously in this area by the writing of Rosaria Butterfield. She is so practical and yet so theologically excellent in her advice to the church.

By: floyd

floyd — Wed, 12 Jul 2017 23:50:06 +0000

No doubt the church has been less than lovable to all who disagreed with their law. The problem of course is legalism; the old “their sin is worse than mine”.

I’ll definitely being doing some study on those words and their interpretation.

By: Betty Draper

Betty Draper — Wed, 12 Jul 2017 22:02:50 +0000

My grand daughter has two gay college friends and they have appreciated her take on their life style. Why, because she developed a relationship with them way before she spoke her mind. Of course they ask her but she just said, we are all sinners and just because I am not gay does not mean I don’t sin. A few months later one of the young men ask her just what do you believe about gay people. She said, I believe the Bible and it teaches it is sin. He paused and said, that is consistent with your character. It’s so important to live a loving life around all people, one never knows what will click with someone. Being consistent is a trait Jesus had…great post Lisa. As always you take courage by the hand and give us something to think about.

By: David

David — Wed, 12 Jul 2017 15:21:13 +0000

Dear Lisa

Very nice review.

A humane attitude toward people we disagree with, even disapprove of, is so important — and seems so lacking in today’s political culture (certainly in the UK). The church is far from the only or the worst offender. In fact one of the tihngs that drew me to Christianity was that it seemed to be a way of pushing against the dehumanising attitude.

I’m seeing a split starting to emerge between the LGBs and the QTs. Are you seeing anything like that? Would you or Sprinkle make a distinction (in terms of sin, etc.)? (I would.)

David