PG4Him
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Post by PG4Him on Sept 11, 2018 13:52:10 GMT -5
I always like to over-explain so there is no room for doubt. Sometimes I play Captain Obvious. Sometimes people call me tedious. I'm overly careful about not wanting to offend. To your main point, I do think it's despicable to "like" a bad argument or a bad doctrinal assertion just because it weakens an opponent. Those little games are very sinful. It's uncouth to "like" even a decent argument because it weakens an opponent. If you feel a little twinge of "take that!" when you like a post, you need to close your browser and go to bed. Malice has no place in a Christian's heart, no matter what veil it tries to hide behind.
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Post by Giller on Sept 20, 2018 13:29:38 GMT -5
1Co 13:4-7 (4) Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, (5) Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; (6) Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; (7) Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
All of this is true, and the KJV uses the word charity, which points us to the word love.
The word charity is an action word, thus love has actions to it.
Love is full of selflessness.
And one part of these scriptures that is not mentioned very much , I find is the part that says: how that love "Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth".
Sometimes in love, there is a type of righteous anger, or right anger, which is actually motivated by care (a caring heart), but never motivated by a temper, or a prideful heart, it looks out for the good of the people.
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Post by frienduff on Sept 20, 2018 14:46:04 GMT -5
1Co 13:4-7 (4) Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, (5) Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; (6) Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; (7) Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. All of this is true, and the KJV uses the word charity, which points us to the word love. The word charity is an action word, thus love has actions to it. Love is full of selflessness. And one part of these scriptures that is not mentioned very much , I find is the part that says: how that love " Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth". Sometimes in love, there is a type of righteous anger, or right anger, which is actually motivated by care (a caring heart), but never motivated by a temper, or a prideful heart, it looks out for the good of the people. Giller , the LORD showed me something so plain to shut down that false love talk about gay marriage being love . Go to that same chapter . It flat out says it also behaves not itself UNSEEMINGLY. now open romans chapter one and read this , and likewise the men gave up the natural use of the woman men with men working that which is UNSEEMINGLY . YEAH . when I showed this to this generation that supports gay marriage as love . YA could have heard a PIN DROP .
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Post by frienduff on Sept 20, 2018 14:55:48 GMT -5
And the beauty of it , ITS KINGJAMESVERSION all the way . NO OTHER version makes this so plain , NO OTHER ONE . many other things I can find in the KJV that do this too . OH , READ IT , EMBRACE the TRUTH and PRAISE THE LORD .
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Post by Giller on Sept 21, 2018 0:08:07 GMT -5
1Co 13:4-7 (4) Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, (5) Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; (6) Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; (7) Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. All of this is true, and the KJV uses the word charity, which points us to the word love. The word charity is an action word, thus love has actions to it. Love is full of selflessness. And one part of these scriptures that is not mentioned very much , I find is the part that says: how that love " Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth". Sometimes in love, there is a type of righteous anger, or right anger, which is actually motivated by care (a caring heart), but never motivated by a temper, or a prideful heart, it looks out for the good of the people. Giller , the LORD showed me something so plain to shut down that false love talk about gay marriage being love . Go to that same chapter . It flat out says it also behaves not itself UNSEEMINGLY. now open romans chapter one and read this , and likewise the men gave up the natural use of the woman men with men working that which is UNSEEMINGLY . YEAH . when I showed this to this generation that supports gay marriage as love . YA could have heard a PIN DROP .
I really like this, it never caught my attention concerning the word unseemly being also in Romans.
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Post by Giller on Sept 21, 2018 0:14:22 GMT -5
I always like to over-explain so there is no room for doubt. Sometimes I play Captain Obvious. Sometimes people call me tedious. I'm overly careful about not wanting to offend. To your main point, I do think it's despicable to "like" a bad argument or a bad doctrinal assertion just because it weakens an opponent. Those little games are very sinful. It's uncouth to "like" even a decent argument because it weakens an opponent. If you feel a little twinge of "take that!" when you like a post, you need to close your browser and go to bed. Malice has no place in a Christian's heart, no matter what veil it tries to hide behind. I agree, malice has no place in a Christian's heart, and the motive behind the whatever is done is very important. There is nothing wrong in discussing an issue, but you have to guard your heart in what spirit you do so.
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Post by Giller on Sept 21, 2018 0:30:13 GMT -5
I always like to over-explain so there is no room for doubt. Sometimes I play Captain Obvious. Sometimes people call me tedious. I'm overly careful about not wanting to offend. To your main point, I do think it's despicable to "like" a bad argument or a bad doctrinal assertion just because it weakens an opponent. Those little games are very sinful. It's uncouth to "like" even a decent argument because it weakens an opponent. If you feel a little twinge of "take that!" when you like a post, you need to close your browser and go to bed. Malice has no place in a Christian's heart, no matter what veil it tries to hide behind. Oh also concerning the issue of "take that", that is so true, in people just wanting to win the argument for self importance sake, and there are times were you do use an argument that can potentially make the others arguments truly look foolish, and there is a time for this, for the bible also says this: Pro 26:4-5 (4) Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him. (5) Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit. But wisdom must always be used of course. Jesus many times answered the Pharisees according to their foolishness, yet being full of love. So really it is not about whether someone's argument was made to look foolish or not that counts, but rather what is the motive behind what is said, is it to show the person how good they are, and how much they know? Or are they just showing these people the silliness of their argument, so they can see how it truly does not add up or make sense. We have to be careful how we judge people in all circumstances, and behind a computer screen it is harder sometimes to actually know in what way the person is sharing this or that with a person.
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