"For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, get drunk at night. [SUP]8 [/SUP]But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting on faith and love as a breastplate, and the hope of salvation as a helmet. [SUP]9 [/SUP]For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ. [SUP]10 [/SUP]He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with him. [SUP]11 [/SUP]Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing."
My questions are:
Are we encouraging one another, or are we tearing one another down in this forum?
Do we have faith and love and the hope of salvation?
I only ask, because I made a stupid mistake and accused someone of posting something that was not right, and I was in the wrong. I think my mouth (fingers) were WAY ahead of my respect and caring of another follower of Jesus Christ.
I think we all need to pray before we post, be gracious and love one another.
For those who are not Christians, or have alternate views, please respect this forum as being for Christians. I think we all welcome questions about what we believe, but NOT constant challenges to our faith.
As for sound doctrine, let us stick to the Bible, preferably in the original Biblical languages!! LOL OK, that would stifle most discussion. Maybe recognizing that translations are imperfect, but we CAN find good doctrine in English versions, especially through side by side translations. And of course, good hermeneutics always requires context, context, and context. The passage, the chapter, the book, the Testament, the Bible and in light of Jesus Christ. (Historical setting is also important!!)
I use Biblegateway.com and always compare 5 different versions including a Hebrew translation, Mounce's Greek interlinear and KJV. I know a lot of verses in KJV and sometimes the poetry of the words in magical.
But I digress. Let us all try to love one another.
"Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins" 1 Peter 4:8
My questions are:
Are we encouraging one another, or are we tearing one another down in this forum?
Do we have faith and love and the hope of salvation?
I only ask, because I made a stupid mistake and accused someone of posting something that was not right, and I was in the wrong. I think my mouth (fingers) were WAY ahead of my respect and caring of another follower of Jesus Christ.
I think we all need to pray before we post, be gracious and love one another.
For those who are not Christians, or have alternate views, please respect this forum as being for Christians. I think we all welcome questions about what we believe, but NOT constant challenges to our faith.
As for sound doctrine, let us stick to the Bible, preferably in the original Biblical languages!! LOL OK, that would stifle most discussion. Maybe recognizing that translations are imperfect, but we CAN find good doctrine in English versions, especially through side by side translations. And of course, good hermeneutics always requires context, context, and context. The passage, the chapter, the book, the Testament, the Bible and in light of Jesus Christ. (Historical setting is also important!!)
I use Biblegateway.com and always compare 5 different versions including a Hebrew translation, Mounce's Greek interlinear and KJV. I know a lot of verses in KJV and sometimes the poetry of the words in magical.
But I digress. Let us all try to love one another.
"Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins" 1 Peter 4:8
there. I like that one. It reminds us not to beat ourselves up too much about past mistakes but to give them to God and allow Him to work in our lives because in our weakness HIS strength gets us through the trials and tribulation and heartache the world will try to use to pull us down and discourage us. 
