This is a difficult truth for many people. Our flesh tells us that if someone does not hold your beliefs or has done something to hurt you it is acceptable to be rude and hateful. The Bible tells us the opposite is true. We as Christians are to be kind to everyone even if they have hurt us in the past. We are to forgive them as Christ has forgiven us.
This does not mean that we are to blindly accept their actions as justified. You may have to set boundaries and at times let them know they are not in the right. You must do this from a place of love and not condemnation. You cannot force your beliefs on another person but you can lead by example and pray for them. Let them know what you believe but do not attack the individual. To many times Christians get in the way by condemning a person instead of the sin.
-Mathew 5:43-47
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