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1 | General Admonition (dealing with Casiv) | 1 Cor 14:26 | Sir Pent | 20377 | ||
General Admonition ............................... Dear Forumites, Recently Charis mentioned to me that it only takes "a few unruly persons to bring out the worst in us". I commented that this did not have to be the case. I said that even if a person made a post that was not constructive, we were still responsible for how we responded to that person. I said that we could maintain self-control (fruit of the Spirit), and wisdom in our responses. Unfortunately, I have observed over the past two weeks that Charis has been more correct than I have been. I am referring specifically to the interactions of practically everyone on this forum with the person known as "Casiv". I want to be clear that I am not defending the statements which Casiv has made and believes. In fact, I have thus far disagreed with the vast majority of his interpretations from scripture. However, I do believe that Casiv has not been treated with the respect and kindness, which anyone should be able to expect from a Christian community. This has not been an isolated problem, but has come from a large number of otherwise distinguished members of our forum. In no particular order: Schwartzkm has referred to his posts as "nonsense". Many members (such as Debbie, Hank, Tim Moran, and Searcher56) have mocked his posts by talking about the game of Clue. He has been called names; for example Jensen called him "Miss Cleo". Others such as Retxar and Bill Mc, have mocked his use of numerics by using phrases with 11 letters in them such as "Bunch of Bull". And most recently, Radioman told him that, "Each and every one of your postings shows your ignorance, arrogance and abrasiveness." Once again, I want you all to understand that I know how the ideas that Casiv supports are very inflamatory. I also know that the style, which Casiv uses to communicate is very frustrating. However, I think that we all need to be much more careful to focus our criticism on his content and style, as opposed to personal attacks. We also need to make sure that our responses are CONSTRUCTIVE criticism and not just ones that make fun of ideas. A good example of this would be a post where Charis responded, "I find your tone arrogant and offensive." Then Charis went on to answer his questions regarding the relationship between the Old and New Testaments. I hope that as you all think about these things that you will redouble your efforts to not curse the darkness, but be a light in it. Also for those of you who the Holy Spirit convicts, I hope that you will be able to humble yourselves and apologize to anyone whom you have wronged. |
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2 | General Admonition (dealing with Casiv) | 1 Cor 14:26 | Hank | 20423 | ||
Sir Pent, while I take your motives to defend casiv as having their genesis in Christian charity, and while I myself defend your right to stand on the forum soapbox and speak your piece, I nevertheless take the position that your criticism of some of the oldest, soundest and most dedicated and intelligent members of this forum is unfair, misguided, and not your business to take upon yourself to do. Every reasonable effort has been made to deal with this user -- reason, tact, patience. Even, as a last-ditch attempt, humor (call it ridcule if you must, but there was nothing demeaning in it). The issues raised by the user were addressed, but I failed to see in any of the various respondents' posts any vile attacks upon the character or the person of this user. Efforts to reason were met with salvos of biblical curses and the like. I think no one on the forum whose names you cite in your post does, or ever has, borne a modicum of ill will toward the user in question. I know most of them too well to believe they would allow their hearts to be tarnished by hate or ill will directed at any other member of the forum..... But most of us old heads on the forum have seen what havoc and discord can be effected if we continue to condone by any user a clear and consistent pattern of behavior that tends to be far more divisive than unifying. It's likely that any of us have not made a post now and then that, upon reflection, we would like either to amend or rescind. These flaws to which we are all heir do not, however, rise to the level of, or come under the purview of, the problem we are addressing...... I'll conclude with a message I've stuck by ever since I first signed on this forum, and that message is this: The Lockman Foundation designed this site to be, and it of right ought to be, a Study Bible forum. When any of us attempts to turn it into something else, we have, to the extent that we do, adulterated its purpose. I think that you and I and all other users, including casiv, would do well to keep this in mind. --Hank | ||||||
3 | General Admonition (dealing with Casiv) | 1 Cor 14:26 | kalos | 20425 | ||
Hank: Amen, Amen and Amen! I agree with every word --indeed every syllable -- you have written here. Grace to you, kalos |
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