I sign up on this forum called bibleforums.org . That's at http://www.bibleforums.org/

They have thousands of patrons, and I'm excited to post there. I'm anxious to share with people who love the Word of God like I do from all around the world. I wrote an article about the Law of God. I notice Hell and the Sabbath are hot topics, so I seek to appreciate their views and share my own.

Then I get banned.

The moderator said I was advancing SDA doctrine. He pointed me to the rules page, where it says:


I had no idea, with a name like bibleforums.org, they would be so censorious. What that says is, their testimony and knowledge of the scripture is so weak, they can't even refute heretical teachings.

But the thing is, there where other people posting the same views. So why was my post deleted, and why was I banned? Well, like in other things we see a lot of beating around the bush and eloquent non-sense. Basically what happened was these guys had a doctrine that their faith was dependent on. They claimed that the disciples of Christ worshipped on Sunday. I proved that to be a complete myth.

I only made a few posts. Please look over them, and you be the judge.

My introduction

Artical on the Law of God

Baptizing children.

Sabbath part 1

Sabbath part 2 (that's the first few lines. The rest got deleted)

Hell part 1

By the time I finished with Hell part 2, I had already been banned, and my post was redirected to my IM. Here's the IM I got:
here.

Here are two pages from the private conversation with the mods.
Page 1
Page 2

In those threads, I pasted the topic of Hell part 2, and re-created the one on the Sabbath part 2, which got deleted.(Those will open in IE, not Firefox.)[/i]

You will clearly see that I was only quoting scriptures to demonstrate that keeping the Sabbath is a Biblical practice. I showed Sunday laws that where passed. Made a few comments on Sun worship. Described clearly, beyond any doubt that Paul was preaching at night after the sun set on the Sabbath. Then about the offering that was to be "set aside" on the first day, not "taken up". Then I ended with Heb 4:9, "There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.", showing that word is sabbatismos, or in modern Greek, sabbatism, which had NO OTHER MEANING, than "to keep the Sabbath", ( http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/sabbatism ). I was just getting started, but he banned me quickly!

I don't want to rant or insult. I hope these guys will repent, and fix their rules, and learn to be honest. I hope to see them here, or for them to email me with an apology, and allow me to post there, so we can have some serious bible discussion. I seek their restoration, and for this, though I hardly know you, I solicit your prayers. "with God all things are possible", (Mt 19:26).

Sadly, all I can do now is shake the dust off my feet and move on. In order to be unbanned, I would have to condone their lies. I would have to deny the Lord, and confess that the doctrine that God destroys the wicked and that Sabbath-keeping is a Biblical practice, are the doctrines of a cult. They are actually demanding I renounce my beliefs. I'm not willing to do that. Also they lied about why I was banned, and they know better. I'm not willing to share that sin either.

Thanks for reading and sharing my burden. God bless!!! :)

I've participated in forums like that before. Many of the people on those types of forums can come up with some stubborn and exhaustive reasons for avoiding the truth of the 7th day sabbath.

Hmm. Seems like you were promoting SDA beliefs to me. You'd be banned on other boards like that too.

Like it or not, posting on a board is tacit acceptance - in fact, no, active acceptance, because you have to accept to register - of a contract to abide by the Terms and Conditions. I have sympathy for you as an SDA trying to share your beliefs, but I can't muster much outrage at the admins of that forum who enforced a contract that you had 'signed'.

It sounds like they provide an avenue in their "World Religions" forum for SDAs to advance our theology. I guess I don't understand why that forum wasn't used.

Not so. Other's where defending Christians Sabbath-keeping too, and where not banned. They have failed to demonstrate how my posting differed from theirs.

Therefore they bear false witness.

That's all those who reject the message of Christ can do against the truth is bear false witness:



And now finally, their admin has permanently banned me. I can no longer post, even to their moderators, lest I persuade them.

This is how they suppress the truth. They can not oppose or resist the truth. Their pride forbids them to admit they made a mistake, so they use force. Please read, if you will, all that I posted and bear witness against me if I had spoken anything in an unkind manner.



These Christians who refuse to even obey the plain commands of Jesus Christ, will rise up against God's people and seek to annihilate them from the earth.



They do not even keep their own law, nor their own creed which they have made.

I have given them an undeniably clear revelation, yet they mock all the prophets. How will they meet them in the resurrection, whom the mocked?

May this be found on the first page in a google search for bibleforums.org, so the whole world may know their shame, and they may feel their condemnation.

This is my last post before getting banned from even viewing their web site. You can see the whole topic here:
Discussion with bibleforums.org moderators page 1
Discussion with bibleforums.org moderators page 2

This is what I posted in my last post:




Concerning my doctrine, that's another issue. What I am currently burdened with, I'll try to clarify even further. The way I see it, you have three choices.

1. If you can demonstrate that the way I defended Christian Sabbath-keeping from the Bible was different from how others have done so, who where not banned, but are still posting in public, then I will be instructed by that, and will apologize.

2. If you can not demonstrate, then please humbly admit you are not perfect and you made a mistake, (your creed), or tell me that my posting was not different from others, but perhaps you where just afraid that I would do so in the future. Then kindly and clearly demonstrate what kind of defense will not be tolerated.

3. If you fail to do either, than you bear false witness, which is breaking the 9th commandment, and I cannot be partaker to that.

Concerning your rules:

I have apologized, and do again, for posting the commercial web link.

Quote:
Please do not link to commercial websites in your posts, profile or signature.

I have also agreed not to mention anything about:
- Ellen White
- the Investigative Judgment
- 1844 and the 2300 day prophecy of Daniel

I have an understanding into these mysteries, and if you wish a true and honest explanation of them, I will be happy to spend my time doing so in private. I do agree they are not for the general audience of such a board as this. As I've said, you don't have to be a brain surgeon to relieve yourself of a headache, neither do you have to understand deep mysteries to have a good walk with the Lord. Don't you agree?

I agree to abide by these. However I have seen your patrons defend their ideas of:
1. Annihilationism
2. Christian Sabbath keeping
3. Soul sleep, which goes with annihilationism.

To forbid such specific views seems arbitrary as I find those items mentioned no where in your rules, and others continue to defend them freely.

Concerning what you call "soul-sleep", if someone asks if it's possible to communicate with the dead, I would explain to them that it is not possible, and would recommend they not go near a séance, a psychic, a Ouija Board, EVP machine, hold a conversation with a "ghost", or even to address "saints" or "Mary" in prayers. I will demonstrate that to do so breaks the 9th commandment, for it is impossible to communicate with the dead, for "..the dead know not any thing,.." (Ecc 9:5).

There's no way I could fail to save someone from being deceived by "seducing spirits" who pretend to be dead loved ones. I would lovingly and faithfully do my best to prevent them from stepping upon the Devil's enchanted ground. I cannot agree to do otherwise.

Do you encourage people to get into this kind of stuff?
http://aaevp.com/resources/no_dead_reviews.htm

Satan is so base that he will play upon our emotions to deceive us.

But bearing such a testimony is not forbidden in your Official Rules.

If I missed it, please kindly point it out.

Also Christian Sabbath-keeping and Annihilationism, are no where specified in your rules. The rule about "SDA doctrine" is, in fact, a bit too vague.

Concerning your rules and creeds, I have respect for them, and do confess that I see much wisdom there. This I say out of an honest heart, and not because I desire to be unbanned.

Like it has been said ... you broke the clearly defined rules. It is much easier to be banned here because the rules are not clearly defined and left to the judgment of those in power. And there would be no discussion. You would just be banned.

It has also been pointed out that there was a place for you to post what you wanted. But you chose not to. The excuse that "everyone else is doing it" ... does not seem in my mind to justify what you did.

All the same ... you are sure welcome here. And I look forward to more of your posts.

So....Rush4Hire, why not share something about yourself.

Under "MY STUFF" up on the index section you will find a part for you to share things, like where you live, your experience growing up etc.

It helps for me to figure out where folks are coming from when I read their posts.
In some parts of the country, a sofa is called a davenport or diven etc. Just like a frying pan can be a skillet or even an iron. Thanks.

There's nothing "clearly defined" about it. The rule against "SDA doctrine" is vague. The ban was unjust and dishonest. Others where defending the Sabbath and where not banned. They allow Messianic Jews and Seventh-Day Baptists.

They have failed to provide evidence that the way I posted was any different than the way others have posted about the Sabbath.

Again I say, there was no difference, so they lied.

Please don't defend these people and tell me I did wrong. I've had enough of this already.

If you want, please digg this topic. Thanks.