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Why Mock?
Gill:
Feel better now, RJ?
Not too sure whether you came here to 'show' people the 'error of their ways', or whether you just wanted to get on your soapbox for a few.
If it's the former ...you didn't do too good. Scoffing at others scoffing, doesn't go down well.
Prov 14:9 Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favor.
Don't worry, RJ. Any mocking, whether real or perceived will be burned out of us all, one way or another.
love_magnified:
I'd rather it happen in this age rather than the ages which are coming. :mrgreen:
Righteous Judge:
--- Quote from: bobbys43 ---Now RJ that was not a nice thing to do!!! You came in decieving!!!Shame Shame!!!
--- End quote ---
Excuse me please! I wasn't the one who updated the site and cleaned out old registered members. Please tell me. In what way have I deceived. Did I ever say that I was a new member to the forum. I simply didn't want to use my old user name. That's all. How is that deceiving to anyone. Maybe this was not your point but do tell me how I have been deceitful. I want to know. Maybe it's the righteous judge thing. Well if you must know, I wasn't even setting a trap. I just decided to pick righteous judge just like you decided to pick bobbys43. In fact I was even shocked when someone hinted on my username. I just had to laugh because it was so typical of a lot of members in this forum.
shibboleth:
For those that believe there's no such thing as freewill. This is your quote RJ. Now you tell me why we shouldn't believe you don't believe in freewill when your first statement is for those don't believe in freewill?
Yes, God is in total control of every event that takes place in His created universe. If you think we are mocking, that's your opinion. Sometimes people who come here who don't want to earnestly contend for the faith have the idea they can change our minds with a few words and misapplied scripture. Many of these people are angry and don't want to think. We, many times, answer a fool as a fool. If you don't like that RJ, don't read our material.
If you had called yourself Exalted One, Holy One, Jehovah, or Mrknowitall, I would be suspicious about why you chose such a name. You can call yourself anything you like, but why you chose such a name makes me wonder.
Also, Lydia wasn't saved until her eyes were opened by God. You didn't answer my question. Did you, RJ of your own freewill choose Jesus Christ to be your Saviour? Do you take all credit for your salvation, since it was your freewill that enabled you to choose Jesus?
You really need to look at the scriptures more carefully before you come here firing off your mouth.
Harryfeat:
Hello RJ
Try as I might to very carefully avoid mocking or being unnecessarily critical or even just talking down to someone, my intentions are not always successful. No matter how precise we try to be with our wording, there is always room for someone to misinterprete our words. As you said, even face to face communication can be misinterpreted.
I was glad to see the emails to Ray forum closed to posting. If you wanted to find mockery at its best/worst then it was there. It is only human nature to lash out at someone who attacks your friends and people you respect, much less the tenets you strongly believe. I have not seen a lot of mockery in the general discussions board, with a few exceptions.
What is considered mockery? When bobby says that he feels sorry for his friend who is basically deaf and blind as a bat, is he mocking his friend? Do we mock someone when we point out what we perceive as their weaknesses?
If your name had been "God is our righteous judge", do you think anyone would have been confused. I, at first, found the name you chose to be humorous if not sarcastic, given the subject or your post. After considering it for a couple of seconds realized that was not your intent.
Is there mockery going on in this forum? Yes. But not all of it is intentional. You can read a lot more of unintended into someone's sentences that were not well thought out or precisely worded.
I am glad the topic came up because it is so easy to belittle those who do not believe as we do. It is tiresome and somewhat condescending to hear that "when you have ears to hear and eyes to see then you will understand what I am talking about" There are so many ways that we unintentionally put others down. It is important to reflect on this and renew our resolve to treat our brothers and sisters with love.
I have detected no warmth of brotherly love in your post, however. Your post is basically accusatory in my perception. Some of the response you got is understandable if not regrettable but I did not think that the post was made in the spirit of brotherly love and understanding. Perhaps I am wrong, but I didn't see the evidence of it. Perhaps if I had ears.... :shock:
If I had to use a single word to describe the overall tone of your two posts then it could very well be "mockery". What do you think? Give us some reason to think otherwise. If you have been on this board before then do you have an ax to grind here that I/we are unaware of. Bobby says you are deceiving. Perhaps he knows who you are but I don't know what he's talking about. Do you?
I am completely lost as to your intent here though I find this an important topic. For now, I will assume that your intentions were honest and done with brotherly love at its base. That is afterall the reason for mine.
Blessings and love to you RJ and please be at peace with us and yourself.
feat
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