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By: Devocional: Amando meu próximo invisível

Devocional: Amando meu próximo invisível — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 01:57:41 +0000

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By: Amando meu próximo invisível « Jovens de Cristo

Amando meu próximo invisível « Jovens de Cristo — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 05:32:48 +0000

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By: Loving a Bore » Evangel | A First Things Blog

Loving a Bore » Evangel | A First Things Blog — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 19:45:54 +0000

[...] was Russell Moore’s post, “Loving My Invisible Neighbor.” “It’s easy for me to love my neighbor,” Moore begins. “It’s easy, [...]

By: Loving My Invisible Neighbor | Jeff Lovell

Loving My Invisible Neighbor | Jeff Lovell — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:34:05 +0000

[...] Russel Moore: It’s easy for me to love my neighbor. It’s easy, that is, as long as my neighbor is invisible. [...]

By: Love your neighbor « J Stewing…cooking up ideas

Love your neighbor « J Stewing…cooking up ideas — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 23:21:42 +0000

[...] 18, 2010 · Leave a Comment I read a thought provoking article on the ironic perspective about how we, as Christians, tend to take up a love for [...]

By: We Need to Read Things Like . . . « Grace, Glory, and Gospel Endeavor

We Need to Read Things Like . . . « Grace, Glory, and Gospel Endeavor — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 20:57:02 +0000

[...] short post is an oldy-goldy (or is it oldie-goldie?) from Dr. Russell Moore’s blog. Go here – the conviction and challenge is worth your 28 [...]

By: On Loving Mankind and Loving People in Particular – Justin Taylor

On Loving Mankind and Loving People in Particular – Justin Taylor — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 16:47:01 +0000

[...] And Russell Moore once applied this concept to Christian rhetoric. [...]

By: Treading Grain » Post Topic » Around The Horn – 5.20.10

Treading Grain » Post Topic » Around The Horn – 5.20.10 — Thu, 20 May 2010 11:00:47 +0000

[...] Loving My Invisible Neighbor It’s easy for me to love my neighbor. It’s easy, that is, as long as my neighbor is invisible. By that I mean to ask, have you noticed how abstract and ethereal so much of our Christian rhetoric is on virtually every topic? Some Christians rattle on and on about “The Family” while neglecting their kids. Some Christians “fight” for “social justice” by “raising consciousness” about “The Poor” while judging their friends on how trendy their clothes are. Some Christians pontificate about “The Church” while rolling their eyes at the people in their actual congregations. Some Christians are dogmatic about “The Truth” while they’re self-deceived about their own slavery to sin. [...]

By: Links I Like

Links I Like — Sat, 15 May 2010 16:22:45 +0000

[...] Loving My Invisible Neighbor Another great post from Moore. Here is an excerpt: “Some Christians rattle on and on about “The Family” while neglecting their kids. Some Christians “fight” for “social justice” by “raising consciousness” about “The Poor” while judging their friends on how trendy their clothes are. Some Christians pontificate about “The Church” while rolling their eyes at the people in their actual congregations. Some Christians are dogmatic about “The Truth” while they’re self-deceived about their own slavery to sin.” This entry was posted in Uncategorized. Bookmark the permalink. Post a comment or leave a trackback: Trackback URL. « Whatever Things are Lovely [...]

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Weekly Hit List #18 | :: VFAM.COM :: — Fri, 14 May 2010 18:37:22 +0000

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By: Trinity Hinsdale

Trinity Hinsdale — Thu, 13 May 2010 23:49:24 +0000

[...] This week I’ve been reminded of the need to love people beyond a theoretical level. A blog I read recently puts it this way: “Some Christians rattle on and on about “The Family” while neglecting [...]

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 12 May 2010 05:45:24 +0000

More Christians these days need to read what Dr. Moore posted above and take it into heart (that, especially, includes myself). Enough said.

By: Latest Links | blog of dan

Latest Links | blog of dan — Tue, 11 May 2010 19:52:32 +0000

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By: Loving My Invisible Neighbor | Ben Terry

Loving My Invisible Neighbor | Ben Terry — Tue, 11 May 2010 12:33:27 +0000

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By: iPródigo | Amando meu próximo invisível

iPródigo | Amando meu próximo invisível — Tue, 11 May 2010 03:04:51 +0000

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By: Abstract Christian Rhetoric : Talk About Miracles

Abstract Christian Rhetoric : Talk About Miracles — Mon, 10 May 2010 23:10:04 +0000

[...] Russell Moore: Some Christians rattle on and on about “The Family” while neglecting their kids. [...]

By: Easy to Talk About “Being the Church” « College

Easy to Talk About “Being the Church” « College — Mon, 10 May 2010 21:19:12 +0000

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By: What’s real. « Applied Truth

What’s real. « Applied Truth — Mon, 10 May 2010 19:59:07 +0000

[...] Turns out I’m not the only Christian to struggle with my ideas matching up to reality. From Russell Moore via The Gospel Coalition Blog: “The Family” never shows up unexpected for Thanksgiving or [...]

By: Jason

Jason — Mon, 10 May 2010 19:45:03 +0000

“get in here”

you mean like this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=445okeb0PJw

By: Spencer DeBurgh

Spencer DeBurgh — Mon, 10 May 2010 19:31:17 +0000

Dr. Moore,
Thank you for the very convicting article.
1 John 3:18 let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.

Reminded me of this from Dostoyevky The Brothers Karamazov

“I love mankind…but I marvel at myself: the more I love mankind in general, the less I love human beings in particular, separately, as individual persons. In my dreams…I would often arrive at fervent plans of devotion to mankind and might very possibly have gone to the Cross for human beings, had that been suddenly required of me, and yet I am unable to spend two days in the same room with someone else…No sooner is that someone else close to me than his personality…hampers my freedom. In the space of a day and a night I am capable of coming to hate even the best of human beings: one because he takes too long over dinner, another because he has a cold and is perpetually blowing his nose… To compensate for this, however, it has always happened that the more I have hated human beings in particular, the more ardent has become my love for mankind in general.”

HT (Jonathan Leeman at 9Marks)

By: Andy

Andy — Mon, 10 May 2010 16:54:10 +0000

@JamesBrett, Be careful not to go from one extreme to the other. Knowledge and doctrine are good things, the point is to not focus on them to the EXCLUSION of all else.

Check out 2 Peter 1. The whole chapter is great, but verses 5-8 are particularly relevant to this topic:
“…make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love. For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they keep you from being ineffective or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.”

Peter is pointing out that if we’re lacking in faith, our fruitfulness will be handicapped. If we’re lacking in affection, our fruitfulness will be handicapped. And if we’re lacking in knowledge, our fruitfulness will be handicapped.

So yes, it’s dangerous to speak about abstract doctrinal principles without putting them into practice. But let’s not make the opposite error of putting things into practice which aren’t based on any doctrinal principle at all.

By: Couldn’t Have Said It Better Myself « This Little Plot

Couldn’t Have Said It Better Myself « This Little Plot — Mon, 10 May 2010 16:08:07 +0000

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By: “Loving My Invisible Neighbor” « LearningChrist

“Loving My Invisible Neighbor” « LearningChrist — Mon, 10 May 2010 15:18:09 +0000

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By: Loving My Invisible Neighbor « New Self – Col 3:10

Loving My Invisible Neighbor « New Self – Col 3:10 — Mon, 10 May 2010 15:15:37 +0000

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By: Loving My Invisible Neighbor by Russ Moore | Burtonmemorial.com

Loving My Invisible Neighbor by Russ Moore | Burtonmemorial.com — Mon, 10 May 2010 14:55:44 +0000

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By: Abstract Christian Rhetoric – Justin Taylor

Abstract Christian Rhetoric – Justin Taylor — Mon, 10 May 2010 14:40:52 +0000

[...] Russell Moore: Some Christians rattle on and on about “The Family” while neglecting their kids. [...]

By: JamesBrett

JamesBrett — Mon, 10 May 2010 14:34:56 +0000

but i don’t know what else we expect when we make bible study for knowledge, and christianity about agreeing to a particular set of doctrines.

if only bible study were for obedience and christianity about Jesus…