Person-to-person physical contact which creates Godly bonds
within proper boundaries.
That never touch was welcome to thy hand,
Unless I touch'd,
Shakespeare, The Comedy of Errors, Act 2, Scene 2
I live in a society where isolation, alienation and loneliness are
common, and human bonding is neglected. Yet I know that even an
inadvertent touch can bring accusations and lawsuits. Suspicions
abound.
I know the difference between appropriate and inappropriate
touch. I know the difference between touch which conveys Godly
love and touch which incites unlawful desires.
I know how to build relationships which make a handshake, a pat
on the back, and a hug Godly and humanizing.
And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul's neck, and kissed
him,
Acts 20:37
Luke 7:44-45 Then He turned to the woman and said to Simon,
"Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave Me no
water for My feet, but she has washed My feet with her tears and
wiped them with the hair of her head. {45} "You gave Me no
kiss, but this woman has not ceased to kiss My feet since the time
I came in.
Romans 16:16 Salute one another with an holy kiss. The churches
of Christ salute you.
1 Corinthians 16:20 All the brethren greet you. Greet ye one
another with an holy kiss.
2 Corinthians 13:12 Greet one another with an holy kiss.
1 Thessalonians 5:26 Greet all the brethren with an holy kiss.
1 Peter 5:14 Greet ye one another with a kiss of charity. Peace
be with you all that are in Christ Jesus. Amen.
And we know that all things work together for good to those who
love God, to those who are the called according to His
purpose. For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be
conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn
among many brethren.
-- Romans 8:28-29
I have remembered Thy Name, O LORD, in the night, and have
kept Thy Law.
-- Psalm 119:55
This isn't that New Age
"Positive Thinking" stuff, is it??
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