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Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. (JN 8:32)
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Thanks very much GoldenEagle - I am very healthy thank God but it's the emotional aspect of the disease that can be very challenging. That means very much to me. Thank you!
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I am a born again Christian female who is living with HIV. I don't know how I would be received if my church knew my health status. Unlike other people who are sick for example with cancer I don't think I would be accepted. It is very hard for me to find a place to serve in church since I am ill quite a bit but do not look ill. I feel they think I'm making up excuses but at the same time I'm afraid to discuss my illness.
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A moral lifestyle prevents it, along with a bevy of other filthy deseases. Unlike cancer and others, this is completely avoidable if you live a morality based Christian life. And before the homosexual crowd says anything---yes there are the few very unfortunate who get this by accident such as in a transfusion of tainted blood. I pray for those people who certainly do not deserve this because of their actions.
So fat, lazy people who say have diabetes, high blood pressure and a bevy of other health problems shouldn't be helped either because they brought it on themselves? So only help people who have never sinned? That is not my Christian response - mine is have some compassion for suffering people.
So we should make sure we as Christians judge them first before we help?
Sorry - emerging church or not - should Christians not want to help sick and dying people? Isn't that what we do?
So Jesus wouldn't take care of sick people? Sorry - thought that was what this article was really about.
On our own we are little more than bits of stone and glass. Together we are the Body of Christ. Holy Bible: Mosaic is an invitation to experience Christ in His Word and in the responses of his people. Each week, as you reflect on guided Scripture readings aligned with the church seasons, you will receive a wealth of insight from historical and contemporary writings.