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Originally Posted by peopleoftheway
Simple solution, you two go off hand in hand into the sunset and interpret the Bible between yourselves and leave us hateful bunch of cowards to it.
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Isn't that what you and George are doing Mr. POTW? Why does it bother you SO much that someone actually sees things DIFFERENT than YOU?
Additionally, I don't recall calling you or anyone else here a "hateful bunch of cowards" -- those were YOUR words not mine.
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Let me tell you something, If I had the opportunity I would convey the message face to face exactly the same way I would here, I fear NO man, I fear the LORD.
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And maybe you would but you might also have your Christianity checked if you dared to speak to me after the manner that George has
I don't take kindly to being railed upon for no reason.
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Have some respect for an Elder who showed you some instruction
1 Timothy 5:1 Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren;
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First of all, YOU are not my "Elder". I "don't know you and have never met you". How can you claim to be my "Elder"?
What "instruction" did you show me? All I saw was where you posted, "Delivered with plenty of gall and bitterness, congratulations." Is that your "instruction"?
I was going to ignore your Shimei tactics but since you brought it up.....how could you know what was in my heart when I wrote that message? You didn't! But you felt it necessary to pass a judgement (Matt. 7:1) on me that you didn't even know. The truth is that I didn't write that paragraph with ANY "gall and bitterness" whatsoever! Often times in these forums it is how something is READ and not WRITTEN. YOU might have READ it that way but I didn't WRITE it that way.
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Listen, someone has to be telling the truth if opinions are opposite, one is truth, one is heresy, If you are right about the Word of God, stand up for it, don't throw the toys out of the pram when someone admonishes you.
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NO, you are wrong Mr. POTW! Just because we differ in "opinions" doesn't by default make one of us have "truth" and the other "heresy". It is possible that we are BOTH wrong!
thy word is truth.
This is why I have made all my appeals to God's word! Thy word is truth! I could be wrong but the word is "truth". I have appealed to the "word" and all I got in return was ad hominem attacks from George and his "list" with no "word" to back it up. And then when I pointed out to him that the "word" clearly showed that he was WRONG he again "ranted and raved" but never demonstrated that "thy word" was wrong.
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George is right about it (IN MY OPINION) and he stands up for what he believes and speaks out against anyone that brings a doctrine contrary to the one he has learned, the Bible commands this.
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You have every right to your opinion. And I have the right to defend my honesty, intellect, and character. I also have the right to speak out when YOU or George "bring a doctrine contrary to the one" taught in my Bible. George might have "learned" that the kingdom of heaven and the kingdom of God are different but he didn't learn it from the Bible. There are simply too many scriptures proving this to be wrong. The Bible commands me to point this out to you (and anyone else).
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Romans 16:17
Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.
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This is sound advice. I have 'marked' George and plan to "avoid" him. Thanks for encouraging me in this.
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Let me tell you that there are MANY genuine loving Born again Bible believing Christians on this forum and you two, in the space of 2 or three posts between you have labeled most of us as Haters, Cowards and the like. I am glad that you know how to "deal with" men like George as I am quite confident he knows how to deal with men like you.
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There you go putting words in my mouth again! I came here innocently. I made a few posts (none of which were directed to YOU or George). It was George that JUMPED on me calling me many insulting names. The funny things is that YOU never once "instructed" George. Why Mr. POTW? Why didn't you "rebuke" George for the "gall and bitterness" first post he made to a guy that he admits he doesn't know and has never met. I guess this is one of those 'good old buddies' forum....do you know what that is Mr. POTW? The ones where all you do is slap each other on the back each day and then slap anyone who dares to enter and correct you ON THE FACE! All the while passing it off as "instruction".
Oh yeah, and if they present SCRIPTURE that proves you don't know what you are talking about you claim they are not "Bible believers" and are "ignorant" and "incredibly arrogant" and are "spreading heresy" ad nauseum!
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This Is a Clear example of why this Board needs a statement of Faith, But that would defeat the purpose of the board and that's a shame
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Would that "statement of faith" say that in order to be a member of this board you MUST believe that the kingdom of God and the kingdom of heaven are two entirely different kingdoms?
If so, you wouldn't be bothered with Jesus stopping by because he clearly taught that they were one in the same.
Or maybe the "statement of faith" could simply say:
"In order to be a member of this board you must agree to agree with everything George and Mr. POTW believe."
That would solve your whole dilemma!
