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1 | So what do we learn from all this? | NT general Archive 1 | EdB | 104795 | ||
The questions and concerns I raised weren't motivated by anything other than a desire for you to succeed. If we do something we shouldn't even though it appears to harm no one can God still bless it? The right way to advertise on any website is by permission. The owner may not even care but without asking your at the very least being presumptuous. If I wanted to put a sign in your yard pointing to my ministry don't you think I at the very least owe you the courtesy of asking you even if I had your sign in my yard? Unless you have asked Lockman's permission I think your being presumptuous and I think that speaks volumes about you and your website. EdB |
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2 | So what do we learn from all this? | NT general Archive 1 | Aixen7z4 | 104805 | ||
I am still as puzzled as ever. Where do Christians learn this attitude? Is it something they read in the Bible? Is this the idea that these folks are supposed to take over and rule the world? Have they, or some of them, been appointed already as judge? I know that some of them believe that, and it is a fantastic thing. You say that the questions and concerns you raised were motivated by a desire for me to succeed. I do not believe you. You are illustrating to me a fact I’ve learned. You do not know your own heart. The heart is deceitful. You ask “If we do something we shouldn't even though it appears to harm no one can God still bless it?” and I have no idea what you are talking about. It sounds like you have appointed yourself a judge of what “we shouldn’t do” and you do not seem to be qualified at all. You appear to be a frustrated father looking for other children to control. I suppose anyone who seems gentle and humble is a candidate for your program. Or maybe you are a retired policeman. I wonder why you speak of “the right way” to do things when I know nothing of your qualification or authority to do this. I could understand if you had begun with, “I have been appointed monitor of web manners and I judge that …” Your statement about asking permission tells me that you are ignorant of the thing called the Internet and how it works. As far as I know the Internet is a free-for-all information sharing medium. When someone puts something on the web it is available to anyone and anyone can link to anything without asking your permission. Anyone can say anything and only the owner of a site has the opportunity to change it. And now you are arrogant enough and presumptuous enough to tell me that I am “at the very least” being presumptuous. I suppose it could be worse and you will check with your superiors in the legal hierarchy before you decide. If you wanted to put a sign in your yard pointing to your ministry I would let you. But if I knew that your ministry was to judge and attempt to control people, I would remove it. You say unless I have asked permission to speak of my ministry on another web site then I am being presumptuous. I can just imagine what would happen if I visited your church. Then I could not talk there about mine. Then there’s the kicker: “That speaks volumes about you and your website”. EdB. I could ignore retorts like this. I wonder why it causes my blood pressure to rise. Somehow, in responding to this I feel that I am stooping low. But I know that there are others like you, on Christian web sites, in Christian churches, in Christian and non-Christian places everywhere. I have met some of them. Likely as not there are others reading this who feel the same way you do. They may well write in to say that they support you. You may find support from Lockman. I may be shocked but not surprised to find that I have broken their rules. They may ban me from their site. I do not know if it is their rules you use to judge my post. OK. I absorbed the shock you gave, and I will absorb theirs too, but I am still as puzzled as ever. I should actually say I am amazed, for that is what I am. For the life of me I cannot understand where Christians get this attitude. I thought we were supposed to be humble and loving people. But alas, we are the judges. Is it in the Bible that you learn this behavior? Of course not. You have not so learned Christ, though perhaps you think you have. One of the ways we learn is by imitation, and I just dread to see this spread. What if I accepted you as my teacher, then I’d be imitating you. I would say that you are not only arrogant, but you are yourself presumptuous. I could assume I knew you and find some other faults as well. I might even be able to gather some of your posts to substantiate my charges. But that would not be God’s way. Who appointed me your judge? Along life’s way I’ve met you, and my only responsibility is to love you. That is why I spent the time to redo my site because I thought you really wanted to visit it again. But with all the volumes you have read about me and my site, I suppose you won’t. That is why, one of the reasons, I took the time to write this. Since you have a gavel, I hope you also have a mirror. Take a look. We have been talking about sanctification. My the Lord help us in it. Mote or log I trust we can remove them. We are together in this, my brother, if we name the name of Christ. Your behavior affects me. My the Lord help us to rejoice with those who rejoice and weep with those who weep. May we not be resentful. At the end of the day there is one Lord, and one faith. May we be found promoting him and it, and not hindering. |
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3 | So what do we learn from all this? | NT general Archive 1 | EdB | 104807 | ||
Wow talk about someone easily offended. However I did not judge you, I simply stated I think you should have asked permission before you used Lockman's site to promote your own. The fact remains your a guest here. Before you try to promote your site to the other guests you should at least have the courtesy to ask your host's permission. Look at this way you invite everyone to your house for a Bible discussion, I'm one of the quests. Once I get there instead of doing bible study I start inviting the guests over to my house. Would that offend you? Shouldn't I have at least had the courtesy to ask you my host if I could invite your quests to my house? Incidently I did visit you revised site and you made it far more managable. Sorry to have offended you. EdB |
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4 | So what do we learn from all this? | NT general Archive 1 | Aixen7z4 | 104816 | ||
My brother, Let us not judge one another anymore (Romans 14:13). It‘s still there in "easily offended" , discourteous, and “you should”. Let God be the judge. Though my faults be obvious, let it not trouble you. I may be bothered by the use of "your" for "you're" or "you are" but I can bypass it and focus on those things that edify. Let us put our hands to the plough. Let us keep our eyes on the prize. Let us look unto Jesus. Too much looking around is not good for progress. You are not responsible for my behavior. If you find it wrong, why not just report it to the authorities. I think there is a little button to the right labeled “Abuse”. Use it. I understand that you have your opinion, but you should not attempt to impose it on me. And now perhaps we can get back to the topic. I do believe that Lockman would be pleased if we were discussing sanctification and not web manners. Any idea how we got off topic? In judging let us not judge one another. When we do that we are presuming to know a man‘s heart. That‘s God‘s job. Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother's way. If you like my site, EdB, then welcome. If not, then please move on. Jesus said, “You judge after the flesh; I judge no man”. If we can put away the judgmental attitude, we will have become more like him, and that is sanctification. |
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5 | So what do we learn from all this? | NT general Archive 1 | EdB | 104817 | ||
The fact remains you used this site to promote your site without permission. Try to shift focus to anything you want that fact remains. That is not judging it is stating fact. If that offends I'm sorry but you need to deal with the facts. EdB |
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