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Deborah-Leigh:
This is the best strategy I believe:
James 1:21 So get rid of all uncleanness and the rampant outgrowth of wickedness, and in a humble spirit receive and welcome the Word which implanted and rooted contains the power to save your souls.
Peace to you
Arcturus :)
Harryfeat:
--- Quote from: sonofone on August 17, 2007, 02:21:38 PM ---Hi all I am new to this site and just wanted to chime in. I think as the moderator said you will always have disagreements with any decision that is made. There is unfortunately no way of getting around that. What I think or pray that would happen in instances like this is to show humility and love to each other on both sides of the issue. I feel for most of us who have found this site, feel like we have finally found our kindred spirits.In light of this we should be careful not to so easily threaten to leave such a wonderful opportunity for fellowship,nor should we so easily suggest leaving if you don't like it. I want all of you to know that I am watching to see how we treat one another hear,that is far more important than any revelation you believe you are in possesion of.James 3Vs13-17 says Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him let him show out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom. But if you have bitter envying and strife in your hearts,glory not,and lie not against the truth.This wisdom descendeth not from above,but is earthly,sensual,devilish. For where envying and strife are, there is confusion and every evil work.But the wisdom that is from above is first pure,then peaceable,gentle,and easy to be entreated,full of mercy and good fruits,without partiality,and without hypocrisy. So lets love each other,and continue on with one another. God bless P.S. I am not fussing or trying to be anyones teacher.
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Hey Sonofone,
Welcome to the forum.
Your post reminded me of some discussions held in other threads. Paraphrasing what I believe you are saying is its not enough to just know the truth but we must also try with God's grace to live it.
The verse that Arcturus posted was a blessing to me because it reminded me to re-examine that chapter in James and a great read, the remainder of that chapter in James is as follows:
Jam 1:21 Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
Jam 1:22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
Jam 1:23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror.
Jam 1:24 For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like.
Jam 1:25 But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing.
Jam 1:26 If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person's religion is worthless.
Jam 1:27 Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.
While watching how others on this forum treat one another might give you an indication of how they practice what truths they have learned, but I believe the true guide for all of us is the truth of His word and not necessarily what others are doing.
I agree that tolerance, patience, loving kindness, discernment, speaking to others as we would like to be spoken to should be some of the key considerations as we post our messages. I agree with CIY in that we should not be so affronted by what others post and try to hear things with less ego and more discernment for the meaning and spirit of the message conveyed to us.
If there are some types of messengers that cause me to be uncomfortable in some way, then I just stop reading their posts. I realize that it is my problem, not theirs, but that is how I deal with it personally. I don't know how else to deal with it yet. Maybe I will soon. I guess I'm not yet ready for prime time internet. ;)
Thanks again for your message sonofone and a warm welcome to the forum
be blessed,
feat
sasscell:
I agree sonofone...."you shall know them by their fruits."
sonofone:
Hello again all. I saw a couple of responses to my post that I wanted to address. I thought about PMing but then thought if I put it here everyone would know where I am coming from. You know how when you say something and just after it leaves your lips you go wow! did that accurately describe what I intended to say?It happens to me from time to time. I am speaking in reference to my statement about watching to see how we treat one another here. To be honest I was a little lazy in adding the further clarity or qualifying that statement,instead leaving it out there hoping the scripture reference I left would flesh it out for me. The whole chapter of 1st Corinthians 13 fleshes out what I intended to convey with the statement I made.Vs 2 in particular probably comes closest to my actual words which reads AND THOUGH I HAVE THE GIFT OF PROPHECY,AND UNDERSTAND ALL MYSTERIES,AND ALL KNOWLEDGE;AND THOUGH I HAVE ALL FAITH,SO THAT I COULD MOVE MOUNTAINS,AND HAVE NOT LOVE I AM NOTHING.So all I was intended to say was that I am new to this forum and consider it a blessing to be able to fellowship here,yet while I am here I am still watching to see the spirit of the forum. Do we love and support one another when we have disagreements? because if we don't then we are no better than Babylon,because there to they are quick to boot you out when you don't see things there way. I am sure we all can relate to that.Before somebody says or has a negative reaction to that statement. I understand and agree with the rules of the forum and understand that some peoples intentions and or spirit leave no other peaceful alternative other than dismissing them.I am speaking more-so of the spirit of if you don't like it leave or go somewhere else. For many of us I suspect there is no place else to go to.I know for me this is the water in the middle of my dessert experience.I hope this cleared things up although I have that nagging feeling that the last statement I made may have been the proverbial Cow kicking over the pale of milk! If that is the case I am open to receiving a Pm to address it. Thanks God Bless.
Deborah-Leigh:
Hello sonofone
What unites us here in the Forum is the teachings that have drawn and dragged us to this site. There are no other teachings anywhere in the world on any site in the world that come ankle high to the towering wisdom and truths we are freely given here.
Perhaps you need see what keeps us united rather than seeing our differences which are vast and multiple. In diversity there is unity here in this Forum because the teachings are of Christs Mind, Heart and Spirit. We all feed off that and fellowship in the unity of coming to know our Creator.
That is what our bond is. The Truth. All else are side issues I believe.
Peace to you
Arcturus :)
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