Moderators Bravus Posted May 1, 2005 Moderators Posted May 1, 2005 Dude, do *yourself* a favour and stop slapping everyone who gets within reach! Nico posted something relevant and interesting, and you just couldn't resist a slap. It seems as though your version of spiritual correctness *measures* your righteousness by how many enemies you have. How did people react to Jesus? How read you? Quote Truth is important
Nicodema Posted May 1, 2005 Posted May 1, 2005 I don't know what your problem is this morning, Dennis, but you can stop taking it out on me. This is an open forum. I post like others post -- on whatever thread interests me, putting in my two cents. I respond to the ideas that are offered in others' posts or whatever is sparked in my mind from reading the posts, and I don't play favorites. If something you post sparks a thought in me, I'm going to respond. Not because it's you, but because there is a post there that said something that sparked a response. You are no different in that respect than anyone else here. Yes, sometimes I stray off topic. So does everyone else at times. But you and your persecution complex can take a hike because I am not going to carefully monitor whether I happen to be posting in a thread you have posted to, or whether my post follows yours or not. I'm going to continue doing what I do, which is enjoy the forum the way I have always done so. If I am out of line, I trust a moderator to step in and sort me out. That's what they are there for. Now kindly take your bad mood and your worse attitude and go find someone else to tell off this morning. Better yet, take your persecution complex to a competent psychiatrist and get the help you seem to need. As for "violent backlash" I have no idea what your major maladjustment is, but I have every right to share my views and/or explain myself if you or anyone else throws a direct challenge in my face as you just did here. I have the right to respond. You, on the other hand, do not have the right to go around picking fights. Personally, the way I see it, if I acted like you did, I would not be surprised if I got asked to leave the forum. Others have been asked to leave for far less nastiness than you have perpetrated in your short time here. Quote "After such knowledge, what forgiveness?" -- T.S. Eliot
Guest Posted May 1, 2005 Posted May 1, 2005 HUH?? I noticed the latest activity on this thread.... awww..isn't that just toooooo badd?? What do you expect?? I am not surprised...I have posted it on the internet for years... CRIME AND CLERGY CONNECTION=TRICKLE DOWN IMMORALITY Churches are religious social clubs attended by Jer 17:9 and Rom 8:7 churchians who are hooked on religious dope and listen to NFDMTTS. Nico..glad you found a church where someone gives a competent sermon...took me years to find one too. Here is a bummer though.... On April 24th I posted about calling in on a Christian Radio Talk station... well since the SS lesson was confrontation.. (Mark 7).. I mentioned that yesterday in the class...(not mine,,,it was at another church) and instead of others joining the theme...I got flak ... I have encountered this before...because I know there are churchian Sons of SATAN and Daughters of the Devil in the SDA church just like other churches.... and I countered the remarks, from the bible...yet I see the results of incompetent preaching and the lack of training in altruistic endeavors. A great deception in the church is where one is fooled into thinking they have a relationship with Jesus. Bottom line....to what is going on.... Reminds me of Proverbs where wisdom laughs at the foolishness. Quote
Moderators Bravus Posted May 1, 2005 Moderators Posted May 1, 2005 Vintage JimBob post, but perhaps not the most coherent... what, specifically, are you trying to say? Is it that confrontation for its own sake is a virtue? Confrontation, sometimes, in the service of God maybe, but for example, wicklunds' confrontation above was, IMO, just for the sake of being confrontational. Jesus used confrontation, but only as a last resort, and only against those who deemed themselves too strong/secure/righteous for any other kind of treatment. If I'm wrong about what you were saying, I apologise, and please set me straight. Quote Truth is important
Guest Posted May 1, 2005 Posted May 1, 2005 Bravus, Vintage you say??? I will release no WHINE before it's time. Quote
Guest Posted May 1, 2005 Posted May 1, 2005 Bravus, No apology necessary...your responses have always been appropriate and or gracious. The first part of my post was in reaction to the Richard O'fill segment on the addy for the revival org forum.. I then digressed to yesterday's experience where I mentioned about confronting a evangelical radio talk show host regarding his sensitivity on creation and his usual stance. I didn't post the last words said. by him, to me on the radio...but they were.."Jim, you presented a very persuasive argument"... I was taking his question .."Why isn't creation talke dabout more?" I answered him in my own way...with logic and scripture. I mentioned some details in the main SS class and got flak ant my effort. One was (paraphrasing)that we are known to harp about the sabbath and it is self defeating and sets a bad example....and that we should present the gospelllllllllll The others were that basically we should not argue. Those few comments was all that was required for me to launch into a jimbob7 rebuke. After the class I had a few supportive comments. Quote
Nicodema Posted May 2, 2005 Posted May 2, 2005 Quote: Vintage you say??? I will release no WHINE before it's time. That reminds me of an old joke we had about, Q: Want a good Thelemic wine? A: "I wanna do my will!" (Note: Thelema is the Greek word for "will" ... members of the Order I belonged to referred to ourselves as Thelemites ... hence the joke/pun on a "Thelemic" wine/whine ... oh well WE thought it was funny, I guess ya had to be there!) Quote "After such knowledge, what forgiveness?" -- T.S. Eliot
Robert Posted May 2, 2005 Posted May 2, 2005 Okay, I think all Adventists believe that mankind has a mortal soul? When he dies nothing lives on.... Quote
Guest Posted May 2, 2005 Posted May 2, 2005 Robert, thank you..for being on topic...but that doesn't mean I don't appreciate all of the other posts...by others Quote
Guest Posted May 2, 2005 Posted May 2, 2005 Quote: oh well WE thought it was funny, I guess ya had to be there!) Nico..your post was more funny than the joke.... It was as if you were expecting to hear laughter while you were constructing the post and you didn't hear any... It is like posting and asking for a show of hands for a response to a question. Great stuff..keep it coming Quote
Moderators Gregory Matthews Posted May 2, 2005 Moderators Posted May 2, 2005 Re: "Okay, I think all Adventists believe that mankind has a mortal soul? When he dies nothing lives on.... " Sorry wrong. By the way, the SDA basic belief it that the dead, and everything associated with the dead, are unconscious. Quote Gregory
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