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JosephsDreams

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...some of the arguing and mean spirited replies I don't even want to go on there much anymore. It is almost stressful. And for something that I love to discuss. And that was the main reason I came here. I had never been on any chat site before, except for one that is about a hobby I have.
And to be transparent, the BDF in some aspects is no different in its tone then the secular site I am sometimes on.
 
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Ugly

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Yeah, we get posts like this often. Doesn't change anything. The people most involved are more interested in being right in their minds than doing what's right. So it'll just keep happening.
 
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...some of the arguing and mean spirited replies I don't even want to go on there much anymore. It is almost stressful. And for something that I love to discuss. And that was the main reason I came here. I had never been on any chat site before, except for one that is about a hobby I have.
And to be transparent, the BDF in some aspects is no different in its tone then the secular site I am sometimes on.
It can be nerve-racking but I enjoy it. The trick is to stay focused on the point you are trying to make. When someone loses their temper and treats someone disrespectfully, they’ve lost their focus and all but lost the argument.
 

mar09

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jd,
I know u have been here only a few mos. and I have read some of ur posts considering they are of interest to me. although I do not always understand or agree, but that is not the point. I am just thankful to learn, and at times I haven't even got the chance to verify or dig deeper into what others are posting, I can only say u know more than me and want to read from others who are so enthusiastic and study on what they post... just stay on. for one, as others will say, u do not have to dwell on highly argumentative or critical forums. stay where u think u can be helpful. I haven't been to many chat sites either,,, and sometimes I really wished for some comment or feedback but got none... then I just wait or ignore if I don't totally forget-). or I try to post or rply to someone and not know if person has read or appreciated or disagreed and I oculd never tell, as in other forums. anyway, that's internet so...
 

Magenta

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jd,
I know u have been here only a few mos. and I have read some of ur posts considering they are of interest to me. although I do not always understand or agree, but that is not the point. I am just thankful to learn, and at times I haven't even got the chance to verify or dig deeper into what others are posting, I can only say u know more than me and want to read from others who are so enthusiastic and study on what they post... just stay on. for one, as others will say, u do not have to dwell on highly argumentative or critical forums. stay where u think u can be helpful. I haven't been to many chat sites either,,, and sometimes I really wished for some comment or feedback but got none... then I just wait or ignore if I don't totally forget-). or I try to post or rply to someone and not know if person has read or appreciated or disagreed and I oculd never tell, as in other forums. anyway, that's internet so...
I have enjoyed/appreciated many of the posts of yours I have seen, and did you not contribute an awful lot to a thread on Biblical herbs? I think I even gave you a rep point for that :)
 

mar09

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Oh, did I an awful lot on the herbs... so thanks for the rep btw. At the start I didn't kind of notice or minded that, then I think forgot altogether to thank whoever did. And other also esp. the first few reps bec. I didn't know who or how to acknowledge.

Sometimes I would like to come in more often, but just cant. see u around again.
 
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...some of the arguing and mean spirited replies I don't even want to go on there much anymore. It is almost stressful..,..,.,.,.,.,.,..
JosephsDreams;

You joined December 31, 2015
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I joint March 23, 2014
I have made 244 posts


In my short time here I have not come across one (1) post as you describe above. Please provide a link to just one. Once none I will believe you.

Please believe me, no animosity intended or implied

just asking
 
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...some of the arguing and mean spirited replies I don't even want to go on there much anymore. It is almost stressful. And for something that I love to discuss. And that was the main reason I came here. I had never been on any chat site before, except for one that is about a hobby I have.
And to be transparent, the BDF in some aspects is no different in its tone then the secular site I am sometimes on.
I put you on ignore after you trash-talked about two different people on here and yet others are mean spirited?
 
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Man.....really wish the many of us could find a way to pull it together as we see the day approaching, if you know what I mean. There's now muslums and their sympathizers on this site and ppl are getting offended at/over the wrong things. We should be outraged over christians being duped by satanic doctrines, and expose them without regret. Instead there's many who fall for the 'at least they're nice' baloney, but a christian brother or sister who speaks the truth is somehow seen as offensive.I get where joedreams is coming from, up to a point, but depleted is right, you can't take a superior air over a brother and play a part in that person being run off the site, but then turn around and act offended at others standing up for the truth, even if they come across a bit critical.The enemy is working overtime, and now's not the time to get fainthearted at ppl's tone of voice. Criticism for critcisms sake is wrong, yes, but criticizing false doctrine, and exposing thise that are leading ppl to stray from or compromise our Lord Jesus Christ and His Truth is something we ALL should be doing, even as we pray for and encourage each other IN the Faith, not causing ppl to be cut off from the body because they may have a harsh tone sometimes.It was pointed out recently.....Would it be wrong or a sin to call a false teacher an S.O.B.? Well, if you say that's sin, be careful, because that's how Jesus spoke when He called some ppl children of vipers and said their father was the devil. Jesus never sinned, so we need to take another look at what we act offended over. What's more offensive, someone speaking the truth in love, sternly determinately if need be at times.....Or someone speaking lies about God/Jesus/the Bible, but 'oh ever so sweetly' ?.
 

JosephsDreams

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I put you on ignore after you trash-talked about two different people on here and yet others are mean spirited?
Can you just leave me alone Lynn? This is now the second time I have asked you this. You always have something to say. I have not responded to any of your posts about me since last week.
I said publicly I went to far. I do feel bad, and feel like I embarrassed myself. I said the guy insulted my profession and called me a quack, or seriously implied that. I find it telling that while I do not blame any of you for taking to to task that NOT ONE OF YOU said yeah, while I could have reeled it in, that he did not need to degenerate your work of the last 23 years. I sometimes think there is a core clique here.
Your a big part of the reason I try to stay away from the BDF.
You said you were going to ignore me, so them please ignore me. But you can't help yourself. Is there any Godly grace in you? Have a little humility and wisdom.
Are you obsessed with me or something?
 
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roaringkitten

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Man.....really wish the many of us could find a way to pull it together as we see the day approaching, if you know what I mean. There's now muslums and their sympathizers on this site and ppl are getting offended at/over the wrong things. We should be outraged over christians being duped by satanic doctrines, and expose them without regret. Instead there's many who fall for the 'at least they're nice' baloney, but a christian brother or sister who speaks the truth is somehow seen as offensive.I get where joedreams is coming from, up to a point, but depleted is right, you can't take a superior air over a brother and play a part in that person being run off the site, but then turn around and act offended at others standing up for the truth, even if they come across a bit critical.The enemy is working overtime, and now's not the time to get fainthearted at ppl's tone of voice. Criticism for critcisms sake is wrong, yes, but criticizing false doctrine, and exposing thise that are leading ppl to stray from or compromise our Lord Jesus Christ and His Truth is something we ALL should be doing, even as we pray for and encourage each other IN the Faith, not causing ppl to be cut off from the body because they may have a harsh tone sometimes.It was pointed out recently.....Would it be wrong or a sin to call a false teacher an S.O.B.? Well, if you say that's sin, be careful, because that's how Jesus spoke when He called some ppl children of vipers and said their father was the devil. Jesus never sinned, so we need to take another look at what we act offended over. What's more offensive, someone speaking the truth in love, sternly determinately if need be at times.....Or someone speaking lies about God/Jesus/the Bible, but 'oh ever so sweetly' ?.
People are becoming more tolerant of sin, and if you dare speak out against it, they shake their finger at you!

And I hear you about the Muslim propaganda on this Christian site. It's Satan's trick to get people to stray from the Bible. Give the devil an inch, he takes a foot! Next thing you know it, the devil will sow seeds of doubt by trying to convince people that the Koran is basically the same as the Bible. The Bible says something about not being ignorant of his devices:

"Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices." 2 Cor 2:11
 

JosephsDreams

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Dec 31, 2015
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Man.....really wish the many of us could find a way to pull it together as we see the day approaching, if you know what I mean. There's now muslums and their sympathizers on this site and ppl are getting offended at/over the wrong things. We should be outraged over christians being duped by satanic doctrines, and expose them without regret. Instead there's many who fall for the 'at least they're nice' baloney, but a christian brother or sister who speaks the truth is somehow seen as offensive.I get where joedreams is coming from, up to a point, but depleted is right, you can't take a superior air over a brother and play a part in that person being run off the site, but then turn around and act offended at others standing up for the truth, even if they come across a bit critical.The enemy is working overtime, and now's not the time to get fainthearted at ppl's tone of voice. Criticism for critcisms sake is wrong, yes, but criticizing false doctrine, and exposing thise that are leading ppl to stray from or compromise our Lord Jesus Christ and His Truth is something we ALL should be doing, even as we pray for and encourage each other IN the Faith, not causing ppl to be cut off from the body because they may have a harsh tone sometimes.It was pointed out recently.....Would it be wrong or a sin to call a false teacher an S.O.B.? Well, if you say that's sin, be careful, because that's how Jesus spoke when He called some ppl children of vipers and said their father was the devil. Jesus never sinned, so we need to take another look at what we act offended over. What's more offensive, someone speaking the truth in love, sternly determinately if need be at times.....Or someone speaking lies about God/Jesus/the Bible, but 'oh ever so sweetly' ?.
We are all works in progress. But yes, the thrust of your post is something we should all do our best to practice.
If your talking about me taking a superior air, your wrong. I am more saddened and exhausted and even disgusted about the whole BDF thing when I see so much in appropriate posts. I wish people would not jump to conclusions about (not just you about me, if that is the case) when interpreting other peoples posts. I have seen that so often here. Maybe I am guilty of it to. That is one of my biggest issues. But I guess it is just human nature. But as Christians, we should be doing better. I should, we should, be seeing a different tone then I do when I go onto my hobby site. And while many times I do, usually in most threads other then the BDF, also enough times I don't. I think most of us here need more grace toward each other, ask more questions before jumping to conclusions, and sometimes a less argumentative tone. And Christians calling each other names...come on...
Maybe I could have responded better to a few posts sure. I think most of us could have, if we have spent any length of time here, or posted often. No excise though. But when does it end? Where is the willingness to just forgive and move on?
Sometimes some people here have lost sight of some core Christian values, I think. I don't know.
 
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BrotherJustin

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People are becoming more tolerant of sin, and if you dare speak out against it, they shake their finger at you!

And I hear you about the Muslim propaganda on this Christian site. It's Satan's trick to get people to stray from the Bible. Give the devil an inch, he takes a foot! Next thing you know it, the devil will sow seeds of doubt by trying to convince people that the Koran is basically the same as the Bible. The Bible says something about not being ignorant of his devices:

"Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices." 2 Cor 2:11
^ This looks like nothing more than gossip, to me.

Ironically--a device of Satan.
 
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Can you just leave me alone Lynn? This is now the second time I have asked you this. You always have something to say. I have not responded to any of your posts about me since last week.
I said publicly I went to far. I do feel bad, and feel like I embarrassed myself. I said the guy insulted my profession and called me a quack, or seriously implied that. I find it telling that while I do not blame any of you for taking to to task that NOT ONE OF YOU said yeah, while I could have reeled it in, that he did not need to degenerate your work of the last 23 years. I sometimes think there is a core clique here.
Your a big part of the reason I try to stay away from the BDF.
You said you were going to ignore me, so them please ignore me. But you can't help yourself. Is there any Godly grace in you? Have a little humility and wisdom.
Are you obsessed with me or something?
Luke 6:31 And as you wish that others would do to you, do so to them.

So the whole thing is about how embarrassed you were? Still not it! I'm suggesting not to try to force others to conform to your desires until you understand that's the problem. How can you counsel anyone if you don't have the heart to see they are no different than you? How can you preach get-alongism if you don't get along? (BTW, I'm really not into get-alongism, but I will leave people to go for that if they're into it. I'm not into golf either. lol)

Do you think I'm doing the same thing? No, I'm telling a brother where he is smacking around other people because of HIS problem.

I ignored you because you also like to float rumors around that hurt others. You just taught me that the full extent you've learned from that is it embarrasses you. Really? What's it do to the people you do that do? It's more than embarrassment! Don't you think you have any responsibility to get right with them? Or anyone at all?

mean spirited <-----link to the definition.

Stop being so freaking defensive and think over what I'm saying. I wouldn't bother if I saw no hope for you!
 
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BrotherJustin

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...some of the arguing and mean spirited replies I don't even want to go on there much anymore. It is almost stressful. And for something that I love to discuss. And that was the main reason I came here. I had never been on any chat site before, except for one that is about a hobby I have.
And to be transparent, the BDF in some aspects is no different in its tone then the secular site I am sometimes on.
I have found that I have been on both the "dishing out" and "receiving-end" of this monster.

I'm working to cease being one who "dishes out".

I think it shows our human nature--our weakness--our normality. Some have longer, better practice than others. Some are wired differently than others.
 
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Oh, there's a core-clique, but lynn-depleted is not part of it. She's about as anti-clique as one can get here. That's part of what I tried to explain in my last post, which seems to have been overlooked. (Sorry, I'm having computer troubles, and it keeps reformatting. Some little devil's making my life miserable again bc they don't like what I have to say, typical cowardly tactic.)Anyway the point is yes, there's a group that holds sway, but they don't have our best interest in mind, and they've embedded themselves pretty deep in this site. When everything comes out, some ppl are gonna be pretty surprised at who's who, imo. But I and some other decent ppl have been victims of their foul treatment, many ppl have been hurt, yet the perps continue on (for a while, anyway) and they couldnt care less. But I assure you, lynn is not of the clique-type crowd. She just has been around long enough, and been through enough, that it really bugs her when someone complains about hurt feelings through secondary, indirect actions, yet has caused others to be hurt through first-hand direct actions. She tells it like she sees it, and she's a good person and a sister in Christ, don't take her as trying to hurt you, but as trying to encourage you to discern better who to stand for or against, as we all have our characteristics the Lord is building or changing. Unlike alot of ppl here, lynn is a christian. Let that be the thing that unites us, and fight the enemy together. Peace.
 
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BrotherJustin

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This happens often on CC, ya?



Nature of the beast, me thinks.
 
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ember

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I used to post in the BDF all the time...but lately, not too much...I can spend better time by myself with open Bible

there's this joke:

so a wife is in bed and says to her husband who is on the pc...aren't you coming to bed? it's pretty late?

he goes: I can't right now...there's someone wrong on the internet

yup...sure is LOL!
 
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Many of those that do the complaining are actually the ones that do the attacking and then laugh in arrogance over those they hurt.
That's not how Jesus would do it, or have us be.
This site is under attack by some God-forsaken enemies.....
if christians keep sniping each other, the enemy is being helped.
 
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coby2

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Just post in Miscellaneous and singles, problem solved.
I'd like to start an encouraging thread in singles. The Bible is to read, good preachings are to listen to, not to discuss.