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That's right. To disagree is human. To disagree and still love is divine!!!
I agree with this wholeheartedly.
If a man gets lost in his thoughts, and never fellowships or discusses what he has learned, then he will go here, and there without regard.
If a man gets lost in his thoughts, and shares his thoughts with others on what he has learned? Then he will reproof what he has learned, and stay the course.
"Iron sharpens iron, So one man sharpens another."-Proverbs
Think of 2 men sparring with swords. For each man, his sword is protection both in offense, and defense. But both men think their sword is superior.
The Word of God IS not the sword. The Word of God is the Spiritual leading action relating TO the sword.
Understand?
"For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart."-Hebrews
Don't you all think though that part of the problem is not being able to see the person you are conversing with? What comes across in posts a lot of times is nothing like what the poster meant to convey and things get taken the wrong way. This happens to me all of the time. I get accused of being hostile and quite frankly I'm a "matter-of-fact" kind of girl and the way I say things are always misconstrued. I am the most "un-hostile" person you could ever meet and a lot of what I say is said with sarcasm or trying to be funny. But it hardly ever gets read that way because after all, these little emoticons cannot do a person's face and body language justice.
I'm guilty too of taking things the wrong way, as we all are. Just something to consider other than it's just a "battle" between UR and ET. The way we post has a lot to do with it.
Don't you all think though that part of the problem is not being able to see the person you are conversing with? What comes across in posts a lot of times is nothing like what the poster meant to convey and things get taken the wrong way. This happens to me all of the time. I get accused of being hostile and quite frankly I'm a "matter-of-fact" kind of girl and the way I say things are always misconstrued. I am the most "un-hostile" person you could ever meet and a lot of what I say is said with sarcasm or trying to be funny. But it hardly ever gets read that way because after all, these little emoticons cannot do a person's face and body language justice.
I'm guilty too of taking things the wrong way, as we all are. Just something to consider other than it's just a "battle" between UR and ET. The way we post has a lot to do with it.
Funny you should mention it!
I used to think that people's writings were void of any feeling in them.
I am now completely of a different opinion. It all shows.
Don't you all think though that part of the problem is not being able to see the person you are conversing with? What comes across in posts a lot of times is nothing like what the poster meant to convey and things get taken the wrong way. This happens to me all of the time. I get accused of being hostile and quite frankly I'm a "matter-of-fact" kind of girl and the way I say things are always misconstrued. I am the most "un-hostile" person you could ever meet and a lot of what I say is said with sarcasm or trying to be funny. But it hardly ever gets read that way because after all, these little emoticons cannot do a person's face and body language justice.
I'm guilty too of taking things the wrong way, as we all are. Just something to consider other than it's just a "battle" between UR and ET. The way we post has a lot to do with it.
See, I see war in this light as well.
When man had to face another, then the act of war had a meaning. It was defending either their home, or their country from an aggressor.
When a man or country can kill millions without ever looking into their eyes, then it isn't war. It is genocide. Because the innocent are always included in the casualties.
What makes it complicated, is that if someone "portrays the gospel," then someone else will come along and declare that they are not protraying the "true" gospel. So then what? That's where people debate.
Call June crazy (trust her, it's been done numerous times before!) but it seems to "just June" that if someone honestly, truly believes in their heart of hearts that they are in fact "portraying the Gospel" then what's it to other people? If anything, it strikes June as being contrary to the Gospel for others to go after a certain individual or individual's mindset and attempt to discredit them! June can honestly say that she would be scared senseless if she ever became a believer and attempted to portray her understanding of the gospel!!! ~Not due to her being unable to hear "I think you're mistaken" or "I disagree" or even "I feel you're wrong" but rather, it's the fact that the challengers so undermine the whole purpose and intent of (said) gospel in going after and attacking another's heartfelt belief of what the gospel means! --To them.
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Originally Posted by Oakback
If I assume that both the ET and UR crowd are well meaning Christians, who have approached the scripture, open to the spirit, in sincere search of the truth, and arrive at fundamentally different conclusions.
That doesn't disturb me
What does disturb me, is when these two schools of thought throw out the fruit of the spirit and exchange it with cruelty, dissenssion, anger, and disrespect for fellow Christians.
When they ( on either side of the arguement ) do that,
~She'd rather remain an anonymous "just June" figment of your imagination!
Yup...
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Originally Posted by june 7th
Call June crazy (trust her, it's been done numerous times before!) but it seems to "just June" that if someone honestly, truly believes in their heart of hearts that they are in fact "portraying the Gospel" then what's it to other people? If anything, it strikes June as being contrary to the Gospel for others to go after a certain individual or individual's mindset and attempt to discredit them! June can honestly say that she would be scared senseless if she ever became a believer and attempted to portray her understanding of the gospel!!! ~Not due to her being unable to hear "I think you're mistaken" or "I disagree" or even "I feel you're wrong" but rather, it's the fact that the challengers so undermine the whole purpose and intent of (said) gospel in going after and attacking another's heartfelt belief of what the gospel means! --To them.
^^^ A man of wisdom here.
Wisdom filled words too...(coming from an unbeliever ), namely..."Just June"...
Don't you all think though that part of the problem is not being able to see the person you are conversing with? What comes across in posts a lot of times is nothing like what the poster meant to convey and things get taken the wrong way. This happens to me all of the time. I get accused of being hostile and quite frankly I'm a "matter-of-fact" kind of girl and the way I say things are always misconstrued. I am the most "un-hostile" person you could ever meet and a lot of what I say is said with sarcasm or trying to be funny. But it hardly ever gets read that way because after all, these little emoticons cannot do a person's face and body language justice.
I'm guilty too of taking things the wrong way, as we all are. Just something to consider other than it's just a "battle" between UR and ET. The way we post has a lot to do with it.
So true Ilene ...... when people post with emphasis it can be taken as hostility
I like the smilie that is shrugging and lifting his hands up. He is confused but doesn't look angry. I was wondering how Betsey and Twin.Spin get their smilies and swords in here.
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