Things that vex or provoke you

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Lanolin

Lanolin

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Locoponydirtman said:
Persistent stubbornness, probably because I am prodigiously obstinate myself.
Willful ignorance is another. To reject information and knowledge with out even a cursory attempt to verify. This will set me off.
Yep, that is when I ask if they were born stupid or if they were the victim of some horrible accident. And it's all down hill from there.
I mean come on at least Google it from your smart phone.
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Like the israelites God said they were a stiffnecked and gainsaying people.

Also people who complain all the time. One thing is for example people from out of town come and live in my home town and then complain about it, and insult the very people who are hosting them, giving them jobs, and putting up with them.. If their own home town was so much better, why did they leave it? Why dont they just go back.
 
Dino246

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Lanolin said:
Also people who complain all the time. One thing is for example people from out of town come and live in my home town and then complain about it, and insult the very people who are hosting them, giving them jobs, and putting up with them.. If their own home town was so much better, why did they leave it? Why dont they just go back.
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That's happening across the world. People come to Europe or North America from Africa or the Middle East, and try to change their new home to be like their old one. It apparently doesn't occur to them why they left in the first place... it wasn't the weather!
 
Nehemiah6

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Lanolin said:
Wouldnt that be a loving thing to do?
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The loving thing to do in many situation is called TOUGH LOVE.

As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent. (Rev 3:19)
 
Lanolin

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Nehemiah6 said:
The loving thing to do in many situation is called TOUGH LOVE.

As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent. (Rev 3:19)
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The thing is Jesus wasnt going round, as he was walking and pointing out peoples sins all the time and being critical. Thats what the pharisees contantly did they were self appointed religious police.
When he was tough and rebuked people, as in this verse, it was cos people said they were rich but their works were lukewarm.

Ive found its really easy for rich people to look down on those poorer than themselves, but for a poor person to rebuke a rich person and say they are actually spiritually poor takes some guts.

Its why people might vote for a millionaire to be the prime minister and then he goes and cuts spending on social welfare. Even though he grew up on social welfare. Yea i dont understand that, people who think that just cos they are rich in goods and bank account, they are then morally superior to everyone else. Some people are good at making money sure, but in the end what do they do with it all?
 
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