Hello all.
I appreciate that the title of this post is rather general. Whilst it is true, and I'm sure we all agree, I wanted to be a bit more specific and share something.
I am not a perfect person (although we are all perfect, being in God's image). I am not without sin. I can only ask for forgiveness and hope that any hurt I cause someone is relieved of them as soon as possible.
With the advent of the internet, and in particular, social media, we are suddenly able to communicate with strangers all across the world. Naturally, this also can have negative consequences. In response to some comments I had made about world events, a stranger took it upon himself to attack not only my opinion, but my person also, namely my appearance. Before knowing of Jesus (I do not refer to simply the man, but the Logos he represented, which is an understanding that transcends any intellectual knowledge) I might have attacked their appearance also, or some other percieved 'flaw' (we are all as God made us), however I did not, and instead I invited them to examine why they might attack my physical appearance, and whether or not it was relevant.
I have also experienced body shaming on this site. I forgive they whom made the comments, and I hope they might understand that whilst they may have made them without malice of heart, such words can be very hurtful.
Thank you for reading.
I appreciate that the title of this post is rather general. Whilst it is true, and I'm sure we all agree, I wanted to be a bit more specific and share something.
I am not a perfect person (although we are all perfect, being in God's image). I am not without sin. I can only ask for forgiveness and hope that any hurt I cause someone is relieved of them as soon as possible.
With the advent of the internet, and in particular, social media, we are suddenly able to communicate with strangers all across the world. Naturally, this also can have negative consequences. In response to some comments I had made about world events, a stranger took it upon himself to attack not only my opinion, but my person also, namely my appearance. Before knowing of Jesus (I do not refer to simply the man, but the Logos he represented, which is an understanding that transcends any intellectual knowledge) I might have attacked their appearance also, or some other percieved 'flaw' (we are all as God made us), however I did not, and instead I invited them to examine why they might attack my physical appearance, and whether or not it was relevant.
I have also experienced body shaming on this site. I forgive they whom made the comments, and I hope they might understand that whilst they may have made them without malice of heart, such words can be very hurtful.
Thank you for reading.
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