i think you are putting to much into this chevy. Nobody is out to get you.When i first got saved I had a problem with anger also. When I got divorced I begun t see it returning.I now have a handle on it. Sometimes you need a day away to mellow out. Oh, i think the same about some of the women you argue with.They are not out to get you. i challenege you to practice controlling your anger. try it friend.
Two is such an original person! His comments were really fantastic!!!
One thing I learned about our Christian faith is that we spend too much time looking for what we already have, and if we stopped looking, and striving, and trying so hard, we'd find that we have a living beautiful, accessible Savior right there.
At the end of the day, when we all go to Heaven and meet, Two is gonna get the biggest hug from ME!
I think if we all were more authentic with each other, in whatever Christian community of faith we are in, and dare to open up and be honest with each other about our trials and about what's really going on we'll be happier.
As long as we have a fear that others will attack us emotionally for what we believe, it holds us back from telling the truth.
In revelations, when Jesus walks with the seven candlesticks and he talks to the church in Ephesus:
"I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles...and hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted. Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love."
What is God? God is love? We as Christians need to learn what it means to have mercy and not sacrifice.
And instead of running so fast and getting so caught up in the ratrace of spirituality, have we prayed??? (yes, yes) have we gone to church??? (yes) instead of another checklist, we need to ask ourselves, have we truly connected with the living God? Have we refound our first love? Have we treated others the way God loves?
That my friend is Christianity, the rest, is simply religion.
I went to page 6. Is it one of my two topics or someone else's that you're wanting people to look at? In neither of my 2 topics do I make a joke about anything sexual. So, I'm going to assume that you're referring to someone else's topic and let it go... unless, of course, more posts pop up here that indicate that you are in fact talking about me (which is gossip, by the way).
And if you're going to accuse anyone on page 6, then I would implore you to follow the principles outlined in Matthew 18. No part of that involves posting vague accusations on forums that whomever is being accused can't even really effectively respond to. If you have a problem with something that someone posted on page 6, then you need to tell that person directly. Otherwise, YOU are the one in sin.
Twosparrows was approached directly and in private about his posts. He was reported because of the nature of the messages he sent back. Had he repented, I wouldn't have reported him. So, if you're really trying to "copy" what went on with Two, then you would do the same thing. You would clearly show the person you're accusing of his or her sin before taking any further steps.
P.S. Asking a question regarding the Biblical view of something is different than joking about sinners and victims of sin. Certain topics may not be ones that you prefer to talk about, but that does not mean that it's a sin to discuss the Biblical view of certain matters. There are multiple topics on here that simply don't interest me or that aren't things that I care to discuss with anyone, but I would never report a post for that reason.
At any rate, I hope that you've taken this issue up with the person directly so that he or she can either clarify any confusion about the post, or if there was anything sinful in the post, to apologize.
Also, Dennis, you copied/pasted one of my posts from page 6 into a recent post of mine in the "Biblical Discussions" section, and I responded to you regarding that post there. If my response there does not adequately address your accusations as to the intent of my post, then please feel free to respond to me over there.
Two's post had been sitting there for quite some time before I reported it. It's entirely possible that my report was not the first (or not the only one). I'm seeing some assumptions that I was the only one who reported him. And maybe I was... I have no way of knowing that, and I doubt that any of you do either. Understandably so, no one else has fessed up.
I feel bad for speaking up on a thread that was started to remember Two and honour the good words that he spoke on this site. And I have held my tongue until today, even though words have been spoken against me on this thread prior to today. But, at some point, this needs to stop... I don't believe that it is Biblical to repeatedly ridicule and retaliate against someone who reports a friend of yours.
None of you saw the messages Two sent me when we discussed the issue in private. So, none of you really know the specific words he spoke that led me (along with prayer) to determine that his post did indeed need to be reported. Out of respect for him, I have not gone into those details or posted the private messages, and I will not do so, even though it could possibly vindicate me here.
I am sorry that things ended the way that they did, as well. I would have much rather that Two would have made a different choice than he did; the purpose of me confronting him was not to bash him or to get him in trouble, but to help him understand how his actions violated Scripture and to bring him around to repentance with that. I also messaged him because he asked any victims of sex slavery to let him know if they were offended by his post. But, his choices are his responsibility, not mine. While I appreciate that you all miss Twosparrows, I am not going to allow you all to pile guilt on top of me that I don't rightly need to bare.
second I deal in facts and have turned in your one post and the adminstration in looking at your exotic dancing post. They asked me for my views a second time. i spoke more strongly the second time. They are looking at it pixy.
christians do not get involed in that kind of thing. this is to be a safe site for everybody, not just you. it is to be a safe site where all people should feel safe.
Well, the adminstration will decide now. Oh, you do not make the rules of what is ok to discuss and what is not. We others have rights too. sincerly, Dennis
What is the reason that you did not follow the protocol outlined in Matthew 18, Dennis? If you believe that I have sinned, then you need to show me my sin. All I know is that you don't personally like the post. That doesn't show me my sin; it doesn't point out to me where I have violated Scripture. Furthermore, as your sister in Christ, if you believe I was in sin then your responsibility is to help lead me on the path to restoration. How does reporting me accomplish that?
If you would tell me what specifically about the post you feel in sinful, then I'm happy to discuss it with you. As I did with the astrology post, I can do a re-post of it and we can talk about it.
