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Subject: The Forum Continues To Grow |
Bible Note: Hi, Hank; I drop by less frequently because of the strident messages that seem to dominate so many of the threads. This saddens me because I have been truly blessed and instructed by the sometimes impassioned but always civil discussions that I have had with many people here. I have participated in thoughtful, sometimes lengthy threads on such topics as the historicity of Geneses 1, the fate of Judas, baptism, praise music, and others. In those discussions I often proposed a distinctly minority view. None of you whose opinions and teaching I respect (I hope you know who you are!) ever called a traditional doctrine I defended "Satanic" or tried to intimidate or insult me into submission. None of you ever suggested that I was too "stupid" to understand your brilliant (or divinely delivered, or "obvious") explanation. None of you suggested that I wasn't saved because I disagreed with you. None of you offered blanket condemnations of "most Christians", or "the modern church", or whatever part of the Body of Christ you might disapprove of. Most importantly, none of you who display true wisdom, humility, and grace ever seemed to think that God was so tiny he could be stuffed into a box of your own mind's making. But more and more it seems your voices of sweet reason, speaking the truth in love, are drowned out by other voices. Shrill accusations, verbal intimidation, pompous pronouncements, pride of self, and outright heresy darken the discussion. Jesus said "A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another." (John 13:34-35) Jesus' disciples can disagree. When we disagree lovingly, we show the world Jesus. I won't presume to question whether this form member or that is a believer. But I will say unequivocally that some here show the world Jesus while others show only themselves. I pray that I have more often been one of the former. Just my two cents' worth, although that valuation may be inflated. Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |