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Prayer For Oldest Daughter
Porter:
--- Quote from: John from Kentucky on December 31, 2015, 06:16:19 PM ---Why does your daughter tolerate being beat up by a boyfriend?
Why don't you take the pictures of your abused daughter to the police and have criminal charges brought against her thug boyfriend?
Has not God shown you a way out of this problem?
If the thug is locked up for a longer time, then you will have more time for your daughter to regain her senses.
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I suppose she tolerates for the same reasons other victims of abuse tolerate it. Like I said before, he has brainwashed her and he manipulates her. She prolly thinks she cant do any better than him. Aside from that I do not know.
There is no proof of him actually beating her up. She claims she was assaulted by another woman, but we suspect otherwise based on his previous behavior and his reputation as a thug and girlfriend beater. Otherwise he'd be in jail right now.
The only proper solution that I 'am aware of is asking for prayer to know what to do that does not involve beating him up. Maybe ten years ago I wouldn't even think twice about hurting him, as I was just as bad if not worse as he is now.
It's a horrible situation I know and I've asked myself the same questions you asked me JFK. I cannot stop her from doing what she wants, she's an adult making choices, as horrible as they are. We've tried to tell her that he is bad news early on, and even his former girlfriend tried to warn her. It's frustrating.
Nelson Boils:
--- Quote from: Dave in Tenn on December 31, 2015, 01:20:44 AM ---If you think you are up to it, consider visiting him in jail.
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Why should he visit him?
octoberose:
--- Quote from: Shechiyn on January 01, 2016, 04:19:15 PM ---
--- Quote from: Dave in Tenn on December 31, 2015, 01:20:44 AM ---If you think you are up to it, consider visiting him in jail.
--- End quote ---
Why should he visit him?
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Well, for one thing we are forgiven in proportion to how we forgive. This is an amazing opportunity for Porter to show grace in a situation where the World does not expect it. I considered quoting something about visiting those in prison, but that might be interpreted as visiting the righteous in prison and the persecuted. So, I'll go with forgiveness and loving your enemy. What good are we if we only love those who love us?
Nelson Boils:
"Now you tell me you want to run up and give those people a hug and a kiss on the cheek, and tell them how much you love them. Anyone - don’t be intimidated, if you think so tell me. I know people who are so self-righteous, that they would say yes I would. If you would, you are perverted."
Porter:
--- Quote from: octoberose on January 01, 2016, 10:42:03 PM ---
--- Quote from: Shechiyn on January 01, 2016, 04:19:15 PM ---
--- Quote from: Dave in Tenn on December 31, 2015, 01:20:44 AM ---If you think you are up to it, consider visiting him in jail.
--- End quote ---
Why should he visit him?
--- End quote ---
Well, for one thing we are forgiven in proportion to how we forgive. This is an amazing opportunity for Porter to show grace in a situation where the World does not expect it. I considered quoting something about visiting those in prison, but that might be interpreted as visiting the righteous in prison and the persecuted. So, I'll go with forgiveness and loving your enemy. What good are we if we only love those who love us?
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Couldn't agree more octoberose. And no I didn't not take it that you meant I should phileo love him, but that I should agape love him. Ray explains it very well from that paper Shechiyn quoted.
http://forums.bible-truths.com/index.php/topic,3719.0.html
"Now you tell me you want to run up and give those people a hug and a kiss on the cheek, and tell them how much you love them. Anyone - don’t be intimidated, if you think so tell me. I know people who are so self-righteous, that they would say yes I would. If you would, you are perverted.
Can you look beyond what they are doing, and at how filthy, corrupt and evil they are, and see a time when that evil can be burnt out of them. They can be brothers in the kingdom of God. Can you do that through the spirit of God? I can, that’s agape love."[/b]
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I think this is what Dave, Wittenberg and octoberose had in mind. Am I right?
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