Why do we feel the need to pull apart everyone elses thoughts on scripture?

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Galahad

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Magenta said:
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Practice what you preach.
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Oh this is too funny. Right out of the gate. BAM! I am busting up. Hilarious.

In case anyone missed it...you first read the post from Greggy, here it is:

Why do we feel the need to pull apart everyone elses thoughts on scripture? I started it as well. Jesus never done what we are doing in here. people calling often for others to get banned because you dont agree with them, That pathetic. Some say I believe yada yada and the next person pull that apart. who would want to be a part of that. You can get that in any pub.

Is it possible we could say I believe this that and what ever. Then let the next person say what they thing with out quoting and pulling apart everyone posts. And I will say again I am also guilty of this. I say it again because I know how a lot in here have selective reading.

I thijnk I willl start a thread on Paul thorn, See if we can have one discusion woth out forcing your views on anyone else."


Then Magenta's response:

"Practice what you preach."

Oh, I am busting up while I copy and paste all this.

Magenta, I was expecting someone to come back with a negative response. But your response, not what I was expecting. Oh, too funny.

Rep point on the way.

Thank you!

Sorry Greggy. I can't help it. ROFL.

 
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[h=2]Why do we feel the need to pull apart everyone elses thoughts on scripture?[/h]
Jesus came so that we may have life, and have it abundantly. Because of this, I do not tolerate Pharisees and haters shutting out the Kingdom against anyone. That's when I go nuts, and that's when I pull apart incorrect, heretical thoughts and doctrines.

Most folks here who embrace the grace are more well read than I am, and I admire their knowledge. I'm more of an, in the trenches type of guy, and unfortunately that sometimes shows in my crass responses towards the haters.
 
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Galahad

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Ugly said:
Not trying to attack or criticize you Greg, but aren't you now doing the very opposite of why you started this thread? Taking digs at another person.
Mane these threads never work anyways. Every month or so someone goes on a crusade about the attitudes in the BDF and I've yet to see even the slightest change. Starting a thread isn't going to change this group. In particular of you are being that way yourself in the same thread.
Just something for you to think about. :)
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Oh, this is good, too. Not only was #2 funny, but so is this. It is so true. ROFL.
I'm rating this thread EXCELLENT.

Already gave Magnum :eek: Magenta a rep point for her response #2. Now one for Ugly!

Why Ugly? I don't get it.

But you get your rep point.
 
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pottersclay

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in my opinion I see alot of us trying to do the work of the holy spirit. We are called to preach and teach and to share. To plant a seed to draw all men closer to Christ. The word of the Lord never returns void so we must learn to be patient and humble.
It was told to me one time....you know the scripture.. but do you know the story? You know the story but do you know the author? You know the author but ....do you know the intent? If you know the intent you will know his desire. Focus on the author's desire and you will know the story by the intent of the scriptures.



 
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atwhatcost

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pottersclay said:
I just find it ironic that most arguments and fights are over the gospel of peace. Hmmm
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If you really look, it's not. Most of the fights are about some minor prove-a-point where people fight to make it the only doctrine. Right now we have this thread. (The prove-a-point is I'm more docile than you, but that didn't work and isn't doctrine.) Another one rambling is if you don't speak in tongues, you aren't saved. (Posing as comfort to tongue-talkers.) Another nonstop fight is salvation is being sinless (often guised as OSAS haters. "Once Saved Always Saved.") Another one is my church is better than yours or, it's paternal twin, Churches all suck so stay on your own. And then there is the oldie but goodie, predestination vs. free will.

All people thinking their points are more important than God, when the real point is usually to prove superiority. It's hard to get the basic down -- God loves us and chose us because he wanted to, not because we deserve it in some way.
 
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Sirk

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atwhatcost said:
If you really look, it's not. Most of the fights are about some minor prove-a-point where people fight to make it the only doctrine. Right now we have this thread. (The prove-a-point is I'm more docile than you, but that didn't work and isn't doctrine.) Another one rambling is if you don't speak in tongues, you aren't saved. (Posing as comfort to tongue-talkers.) Another nonstop fight is salvation is being sinless (often guised as OSAS haters. "Once Saved Always Saved.") Another one is my church is better than yours or, it's paternal twin, Churches all suck so stay on your own. And then there is the oldie but goodie, predestination vs. free will.

All people thinking their points are more important than God, when the real point is usually to prove superiority. It's hard to get the basic down -- God loves us and chose us because he wanted to, not because we deserve it in some way.
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That pretty much sums it up. Someone comes on and basically tells everyone that they are Gods favorite and they have some new revelation or that only their interpretation of scripture is right.... and then continues to throw everyone who doesn't agree with them under the bus. Most of em are probably trolling but some are just cuckoo.
 
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atwhatcost said:
If you really look, it's not. Most of the fights are about some minor prove-a-point where people fight to make it the only doctrine. Right now we have this thread. (The prove-a-point is I'm more docile than you, but that didn't work and isn't doctrine.) Another one rambling is if you don't speak in tongues, you aren't saved. (Posing as comfort to tongue-talkers.) Another nonstop fight is salvation is being sinless (often guised as OSAS haters. "Once Saved Always Saved.") Another one is my church is better than yours or, it's paternal twin, Churches all suck so stay on your own. And then there is the oldie but goodie, predestination vs. free will.

All people thinking their points are more important than God, when the real point is usually to prove superiority. It's hard to get the basic down -- God loves us and chose us because he wanted to, not because we deserve it in some way.
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Amen to this.
 
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pottersclay

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Well I dealt with a lot of people like that, it's to bad human nature gets involved with the witness and creates a ego complex. Like Paul said " by grace you are saved and that not of yourself" least you should boast. The book, the story, the scriptures, all about jesus. It's not what you know but who you know that's important. As Michael card wrote in one of his songs.
We in our weakness believed we were strong.
He became helpless to show we were wrong.
I sense a lot of hurt and frustration in a lot of these post and my heart goes out to them, but it's even more troubling to think that these ego minds think they are helping and not hindering. This is where we need the holy spirit to do his work as we are called to be humble.


 
posthuman

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crossnote said:
Here on BDF you can start a thread on "drinking milk while reading your bible" and the sabres will rattle. It's just something you learn to navigate through as you stick it out here. :)
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ha! yes, i can see it now . . .
hey -- Do not cook a young goat in its mother's milk. (Deuteronomy 14:21)
keep yer milk & meat separate! no milk near the meat of the scriptures!
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hahaha
 
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psychomom

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Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children; and walk in love, just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma.

Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience. Therefore do not be partakers with them; for you were formerly darkness, but now you are Light in the Lord; walk as children of Light (for the fruit of the Light consists in all goodness and righteousness and truth), trying to learn what is pleasing to the Lord. Do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but instead even expose them; for it is disgraceful even to speak of the things which are done by them in secret. But all things become visible when they are exposed by the light, for everything that becomes visible is light. (Eph 5:1-2; 6-13)

for idk why :)
 
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Ella85

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ohhhh....another one of these threads
 
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BradC

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In the life of every believer we can have a tendency to wander in a path of doctrine that is not balanced or is in error leading us in the wrong way. If this happens there may come a time to tear down through correction and reproof and a time to build back up again through instructions and edification. There are many different walls of doctrine that we need to have torn down so that we might have life and fellowship with Christ and one another through the Spirit. These walls were not built for edification or protection but were constructed as personal preference, as denominational dogma, as structured legalism or with a liberal bent that is outside the mind and person of Christ, the head of the body.

Teaching doctrine is a great undertaking because through it we are specifically built up together as a habitation of God through the Spirit as one body having the same mind one toward another. Strife comes in when believers are not perfectly joined together in the same mind toward one another or the same judgment, speaking the same things. How beautiful it is when the brethren dwell together in unity, the unity of the faith and the love of God in the knowledge of God's Son, unto a perfect man in the measure and stature of the fulness of God, growing up into Him in all things and being fitly joined together by the supply of every part and member of the body of Christ.

Doctrine contained in the scriptures is meant to unite and pull believers together as one body, having one mind and one Lord, being of one faith and one accord and having one hope of our calling in this life being hid with Christ in God. Jesus Christ is the head of the body and the doctrine that he teaches every member is the same doctrine because it comes from one Spirit who dwells within. We are to agree and have the same mind toward one another as does the Father with the Son and the Spirit, for they agree in one.
 
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VioletReigns

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pottersclay said:
Well I dealt with a lot of people like that, it's to bad human nature gets involved with the witness and creates a ego complex. Like Paul said " by grace you are saved and that not of yourself" least you should boast. The book, the story, the scriptures, all about jesus. It's not what you know but who you know that's important. As Michael card wrote in one of his songs.
We in our weakness believed we were strong.
He became helpless to show we were wrong.
I sense a lot of hurt and frustration in a lot of these post and my heart goes out to them, but it's even more troubling to think that these ego minds think they are helping and not hindering. This is where we need the holy spirit to do his work as we are called to be humble.
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Well perhaps the Lord may reveal to this forum through you how the same spirit which drives vehement legalists to preach their own perfect sinlessness while condemning others on this board is the same deceptive spirit driving those who by nature of having a Y chromosome feel they must enforce some "God-given authority" over women like sociopathic brute beasts.

Can you tell I'm extremely weary of the demeaning and corrupt portrayals of the "duties" subjected on the women here? I pray the Lord may use you to illustrate the reality of grace whereas God has called us all to walk.

It would be a glorious answer to prayer if that were so.
 
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atwhatcost

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pottersclay said:
Well I dealt with a lot of people like that, it's to bad human nature gets involved with the witness and creates a ego complex. Like Paul said " by grace you are saved and that not of yourself" least you should boast. The book, the story, the scriptures, all about jesus. It's not what you know but who you know that's important. As Michael card wrote in one of his songs.
We in our weakness believed we were strong.
He became helpless to show we were wrong.
I sense a lot of hurt and frustration in a lot of these post and my heart goes out to them, but it's even more troubling to think that these ego minds think they are helping and not hindering. This is where we need the holy spirit to do his work as we are called to be humble.
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Ut-oh. Are you a Papa Bear?

I have a tendency to be a Mama Bear. If I fear someone is being hurt, I'm all over it. I'ma gonna protect that person if the teeth and claws need to come out.

(Half the time you see me angry, that's why. The other half is because I'm still bullheaded, stubborn and know how to do a great hissy fit when God wants me to do something I don't want to do. :mad: lol)
 
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atwhatcost

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VioletReigns said:
Well perhaps the Lord may reveal to this forum through you how the same spirit which drives vehement legalists to preach their own perfect sinlessness while condemning others on this board is the same deceptive spirit driving those who by nature of having a Y chromosome feel they must enforce some "God-given authority" over women like sociopathic brute beasts.

Can you tell I'm extremely weary of the demeaning and corrupt portrayals of the "duties" subjected on the women here? I pray the Lord may use you to illustrate the reality of grace whereas God has called us all to walk.

It would be a glorious answer to prayer if that were so.
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Ahhh, now you did it. We haven't had a good womenz-folks sermon in a while. Here we go again. (In all fairness, most the time they are boys trying out their fledgling feathers, unaware some of us women have flight-trained quite a few generations of fledglings --mostly the younger women they think they might dazzle.)
 
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pottersclay

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perhaps we need you women to get together and do a teaching from the book of Ruth.
I have not seen any post or references to this wonderful story on the kinsman redeemer.
I would love to set at the feet of the one to tell the story of Ruth and Boaz.
How a faithful women had changed the heart and minds by example and prayer.
Making her irresistible to Boaz her goel. Think about it a romance that only a women can tell.
The Lord's fingerprints are all over this story.
 
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ember

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crossnote said:
Here on BDF you can start a thread on "drinking milk while reading your bible" and the sabres will rattle. It's just something you learn to navigate through as you stick it out here. :)
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Milk? Really?

Everyone knows coffee is far more beneficial. The nerve
 
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