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It's a miracle! :thumbsup:

 

John,

Hey bro, a few things here.

One, you put too much information out about yourself online. I love you man, but you really need to exercise prudence and put an end to exposing so many details about yourself as it almost always leads to ridicule.

Secondly, there is the typical tribe who will come out and relentlessly attack you as SOON as you post ANYTHING and will do so so they can feel self-righteous about themselves. They belittle you to make themselves feel bigger and that is a fact. Hopefully you can see this yourself and will learn from this as it happens over and over.

John, why lend yourself to such abuse?

I have to ask, is it because somehow you feel persecuted and energized by it? If so, rethink your position.

Thirdly, I do believe you need to readjust your attitude toward the lost. You judge them relentlessly and then are persecuted, fired, or what have you, then come on here to complain. Judgment starts at the house of God, so please bro quit judging and condemning the lost for their language, immorality and whatever and reserve that for the House of God. They are lost, and they are doing their job as lost people. Have compassion on them, and exercise wisdom upon them as a witness for Christ and realize they won't walk right until converted, and frankly, you're trying to get them to act converted prior to their being born again and slam them for their behavior.

I sincerely hope you will in humility consider this for a LONG TIME and not come back with some defense of your person. You John are in the wrong and I say this in love to you.

- Blessings

 

You got a friend here John...he is telling you the unvarnished truth...best to listen to the brother :thumbs:

 

I know you don't like what I have to say, but I speak from experience. In you, I see myself 35 years ago. Didn't have this outlet then, but I did have some men who took me aside and taught me some cold hard facts of life.

I could easily make excuses for myself- I'm legally deaf. My wife and I could live off of SS like so many do. But I want more out of my life.

I've been in debt before- over $16,000 in debt. Paid every penny of it off- without going bankrupt. Yeah, we had to work two or three jobs, didn't get a lot of rest, but by the grace of God we got it done.

I'm just saying- making excuses, saying, "I won't", blaming others, never got anyone anywhere.

I did take time to pray for you this morning as I wrote to you. The Lord convicted me that if I am going to be hard on you then I should pray for you- so I did.

I have never written a word here to you that I have not spoken to my two sons at one time or another. And they thank me for it often.

Be blessed.

 

So I've been put on your bad boy list. I remember when I first came on here and was told how stupid I was and I couldn't spell, and I was a legalist. All this was done in the name of " Iron shapeneth iron" yea right. There is very little love on this board and if a person is not careful they will get caught up in it. evangelist, I hope you can find work but you have been given good advice.

 

Exactly what I've been saying and it's a shame. Makes you wonder because God says 35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” John 13:35

The nasty, funky attitudes that pervade this place just because people disagree with each other is crazy.:1_grouphug:

 

What's crazy is all the complaining about the "nasty, funky attitudes"...and yet, y'all keep coming back.

Hmm.

 

I deal with nasty, funky attituded bullies all the time. Bullies expect you to run off with your tail between your legs. But DO trust that the Jesus Christ in me can handle anything the folks with the nasty, funky attitudes on here can dish out.

Jesus endured the insults and pain all the way to the Cross, so I know He can handle the 'tudes on here.

 

Why did you slam my Brother with this post? All he made was a simple statement, and you then called it "Arminians are big on self-help and self-fulfillment philosphy", which wasn't what he saying, not in the least. Look, we can be unemployed, and really needing a job, and continually pray to God that we need a job, but we must be out pounding the pavement looking, as well. I never found a job sitting at home. Every job God blessed me with, I was looking for work at that time. It may not have been the "dream job", but it sure made my wallet happy. I have only been unemployed for about 4.5-5 months since 1996. And during that time, I had saved up some $$$ because I was doing my clinicals and was working 32 hours a week training.....and the work was free.......they didn't have to pay me a dime. So, eventhough I wasn't employed, I was still working. I agree that it takes God to bless us with a job, but we must take the initiative to go looking for it.

 

Ski bum land

 

Nowhere do I find drinking alcoholic beverages condemned or forbidden in scripture, drunkenness yes, Eating is not forbidden but gluttony is.

 

There's a difference between "running off with your tail between your legs" and simply getting out of the cess pool.

The way you talk about most of the people on this board, one has to wonder why you continue to swim....

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Sorry for the detour, folks.

 

And wouldn't a 4 year stint in any branch of military service make a difference!

 

Don, I know you want me gone. But I'm not going anywhere unless God says to. I'm in a cess pool world that's going down the toilet. One just expects that the people of God would be different.

That's like wondering why any Christian missionary continues to preach in the United States.

I get that you're in that group of folks who don't like anyone calling the mess on this board what it is. All this rancor amongst God's people over stuff that doesn't eternally matter just because folks have a different POV. It's shameful.