Subject: Defend the Offender-Attack the Offended? |
Bible Note: Conflict of interest. The exercise of a gift in Christ is a command. Even I know to not interfere when one of my brethren is exercising their gift under command of Christ. Restricting is the same as muzzling the Holy Spirit and denying the Life of Christ in His people. But I don't think you understand nor obey this as you restrict another in the body of obeying theirs. You have already declared yourself that when Israel gathered before the Holiness of the Lord at the Tabernacle that they would also have to follow the modes of behavior of the heathens that surrounded Israel when you also add to the Bible and the Word of God that when Christians gather they must also behave according to worldly standards. God's Law is for God's people and He has covered all bases and possibilities in His people. Christians do not gather and then are compelled to behave as the ungodly world does, but that is your position. I don't agree with it and neither does the Word of God. We have the Law, the Psalms, and the Prophets that dictate our behavior before God and among brethren, but you will add to that Counsel by compelling Christian brethren they must also obey the world. I have already been at that crossroad. I choose to obey God, not Caesar. By the way...there are no rights in the kingdom of God. There's only obedience and disobedience. But persons like you have Americanized the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ. I had seriously thought well of my participation early on about this site, but your behavior towards me and Christ in me with your secular human rules has quenched the Spirit in me. You can tell I know the Word even if how I see God and the things of God do not "square" with you. Your friend justme was wrong to imply that I had ill "feelings" about Lockman and to not obey Matthew 18:15 if this person was in some way offended when I was not speaking to that person offends ME because that is NOT how Christians are to handle such things. The Word of God tells me what to believe, I don't tell the Word of God what to say. And for you to defend the offender and attack the offended as though I sinned or did something wrong is offense against me and Christ in me. I don't step on your call (if you know what that is) nor do I step on your gift and you should not step on mine. But you have the button and try to restrict the Holy Spirit in me with your worldly thinking about privilege and "rights" is an affront to others in the Body of Christ whether they are aware or now. And I don't mind being called "Jer" except I prefer the lower-case "j." There is only one Jeremiah. I am only in power and spirit. So, now what? You going to continue to restrict my voice? You are practicing spiritual dictatorship, Doc. And it is ungodly. |