{"id":9144,"date":"2024-10-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-12T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=9144"},"modified":"2026-10-26T14:23:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T14:23:11","slug":"how-to-reject-compassionately","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/how-to-reject-compassionately\/","title":{"rendered":"Pu\u00f2 un cristiano rifiutare qualcuno con amore? S\u00ec: la Scrittura chiede di dire la verit\u00e0 con amore"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Yes. Scripture asks us to speak &quot;the truth in love&quot; (Ephesians 4:15), and Jesus asked that our yes mean yes and our no mean no (Matthew 5:37). A refusal can be honest and kind at once. Research on unrequited love finds that people who are turned down often believe they were led on and never clearly told no. Naomi shows us how. She sent her two daughters-in-law back to their mothers&#039; homes, and she blessed them as she did it:\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yes. Scripture asks for the truth spoken in love and a plain yes or no, and research finds that people turned down often believe they were led on.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104205,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[41],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-9144","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-love-relationships"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":54762,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/bible-canon-creation\/","url_meta":{"origin":9144,"position":0},"title":"How and when was the canon of the Bible put together?","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Luglio 16, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Discover how the Bible's canon was formed and the key events that shaped its collection throughout history. 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