We live in a generation that values relatioships more than propositional truths.
At first glance that sounds like a criticism. It sounds like something you might want to fix.
But what it really means is that people today are unwilling to listen to us spout propositional truth unless and until they see something in our lives that attracts them to us.
For Christians, that something is the reality of love in our lives.
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In other words,
"They don't care what you know unless they know that you care."
I agree, but I am trying to be a bit broader.
That is, I take your comment to mean you have to show you care for the person you want to talk to before they will really listen. I agree. On a whole different level, I think you also have to show that what you think matters, that is that you are applying it yourself.
Of course, because if you are applying it yourself then it will be obvious that you care.
True again Nanc, but my emphasis is on the fact that the opportunity to discuss the proposition only comes after you have a friendship established. That friendship is not usually established based on the other person caring about whether you know propositional truth but rather is based on some mutual interest that creates mutual respect. Too many times in the past people pontificate about truth to people who could care less.
or is it "couldn't care less."
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