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See? Now that's the type of response that makes me proud of you. You're right. We do need to learn how to resolve conflict. Some here seem to think that the resolution is to burn you at the stake and then to serve you over rice with a side of potatoes or corn. Instead, we ought to be seeking your restoration and, again, I really can't believe how terribly out of proportion this whole thing has been blown. What you did here is nothing when compared to some of the things that I've witnessed on other threads today, but I guess that it is what it is. I gave you my advice in my last response, but I'll add this:
If you're unsure of your own motives in starting this thread, then take it humbly before the Lord and see what He reveals to you. If it was just meant in fun, which happens to be the way that I and some others here perceived it, then don't let anybody here condemn you unjustly. You could apologize to them for unintentionally offending them and be more careful in the future. If, however, there was malicious intent on your part, then repent of the same before the Lord and confess the same to any offended party and ask for forgiveness. Whatever you do, don't get swallowed up with overmuch sorrow. The saints of God are always looking to restore. Rabid dogs? Well, they're always looking to bite.
If you're unsure of your own motives in starting this thread, then take it humbly before the Lord and see what He reveals to you. If it was just meant in fun, which happens to be the way that I and some others here perceived it, then don't let anybody here condemn you unjustly. You could apologize to them for unintentionally offending them and be more careful in the future. If, however, there was malicious intent on your part, then repent of the same before the Lord and confess the same to any offended party and ask for forgiveness. Whatever you do, don't get swallowed up with overmuch sorrow. The saints of God are always looking to restore. Rabid dogs? Well, they're always looking to bite.
From what I have seen:
Sirk, who (until this thread) has shown incerdible kindness and patience toward Jason; became frustrated and discouraged by Jason's unresponsiveness: and, instead of becoming angry attempted to find humor in the situation.
Several of us, instead of enjoying the humor; saw fit to rebuke Sirk for his lapse of patience.
Looking at how Sirk conducts Himself on the board; it seems to me that at worst he deserves a pass on this; and IMO, he actually deserves applause in spite of it!
Sirk, who (until this thread) has shown incerdible kindness and patience toward Jason; became frustrated and discouraged by Jason's unresponsiveness: and, instead of becoming angry attempted to find humor in the situation.
Several of us, instead of enjoying the humor; saw fit to rebuke Sirk for his lapse of patience.
Looking at how Sirk conducts Himself on the board; it seems to me that at worst he deserves a pass on this; and IMO, he actually deserves applause in spite of it!
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I hear what you are saying and what I gather is that you have a good heart and feel compassion for Jason. And I mean that sincerely. Do you think that my post was a direct insult to Jason? Honestly, when I think about it....I do the same thing to my teenager at times. Like......he does the SAME doh headed things over and over expecting a different result or something and I just get to the point where I wanna take the cover off the electrical panel and grab onto to both phases in bare feet standing in a pool of water. lol..... Joking of course but Jason and my son exasperate me almost equally. Love ya Jason...but thats just the cold hearted truth man.
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I think he means here
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I agree,Ive taken some pretty good heat for it too.I also believe you can walk away from Gods grace.But I have wonderful Christian friends who believe OSAS. When we do talk about it we find we're not as far apart as we think.Either way we fellowship together and there is no reason we cant disagree on some things and still be brothers and sisters in Christ.Sirk was making a point,not blaspheming Christ and that is quite a charge to make.I think those people have left the thread so its all good. Time to cool down.
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Again, for whatever it is worth, I believe you.
This has been a very weird day for me. Again, I never expected to be defending you today. Not that you're any worse than I am, but I had previously viewed you as being too sarcastic or satirical. In this case, I really feel that you're getting a lot more than you deserve.
This has been a very weird day for me. Again, I never expected to be defending you today. Not that you're any worse than I am, but I had previously viewed you as being too sarcastic or satirical. In this case, I really feel that you're getting a lot more than you deserve.
I'm not a father, obviously. I don't even have any younger siblings (I have a nephew but because of my sister I never get to see him. Not the point.) So I don't have the experience on handling kids or teen agers. But when it comes to trying to reach your kid, it's not the same thing when trying to minister to someone on a Christian site. They say doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result is insanity... Quite a few people must be insane, then, because the same debates go on and on and on. And now we're at the point we're doing highschool girl backstabbing and gossipping stuff. "Like omg Taylor, did you see what Sarah wrote on Facebook yesterday?" This is where CC is at right now, where all the good people are leaving and the trolls are arriving.
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I learn more about Christ every day I hope and I usually learn by God revealing to me how unChristlike something is that I've said or done. None of us have reached full maturity in Christ. We ought to be helping each other to grow and not looking to put our boot in the groin of someone who stumbles and falls. I'm literally shaking my head while I'm typing. Things are so backwards that it's scary.
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