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From the island of Cyprus, to whom it may concern:

To my brothers and sisters who have dedicated their lives to Lord Jesus Christ. To all of those who are justly anticipating to live eternally in the Heavenly Kingdom

[grand_puba]

We get a lot of "form mail" that borders on religious spam. Most of the time I delete it without submitting it to the forum. I suspect that most other people also dismiss this kind of email quite readily. But, does it warrant a response?

Often, I dismiss personally responding to views that are so extremely different than mine, usually while muttering something about "throwing pearls before swine". Certainly, we need to be careful about spuriously wasting our efforts, when someone does not care, or is clearly unwilling to listen with an open mind (Matthew 7:6). However, I must always examine myself: Am I dismissing these notes too quickly? Am I using Matthew 7:6 as an excuse to avoid wrestling with thoughts that differ so wildly from my own and challenge articulation of a logical response?

Jesus died on the cross for these folks, just like you and me (John 3:16; Luke 15:1-7). If I was in their place, and if I was in error, I would want somebody to explain that error to me, as patiently as they know how. How would you want to be treated?

What is your reaction to the above post?

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