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That’s a weak (pass the buck) excuse.

 

Your political posts are as bad as, or worse than Fake News, and that one was no better. Those with very poor comprehension skills might actually believe that question follows from my post.

 

Depends on what the "attacking is for", as those who teach unsound doctrines need to be confronted sometimes openly, as paul did to peter!

 

Out in a public forum!

 

You completely misread what I said. Please read it again.

Now you are continuing to misrepresent what I said. I will give you an opportunity to reread what I said and correct yourself.

 

J.D. Greear would be an example of Christians being unkind to each other.

 

Romans 12:18 NIV "If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone"
1 Peter 3:9, NIV: "Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing."

 

Think that we should be seeking to have bad and or wrong theology corrected, but not in spite!

 

How so?

 

Greear and the SBC know that BLM is a black lesbian communist movement but they insist upon promoting them in the name of diversity although they admit that they do not have the proper mixture of identity politics in the leadership of the SBC. Greear reportedly embraces and promotes the sentiment behind BLM, which sentiment is black lesbian marxism founded upon the actions of Travon Martin in his attempt on the life of George Zimmerman.

'Greear said diversity is especially needed during the current national unrest. While the SBC is one of the most diverse religious groups in the nation, he lamented that SBC leadership does not reflect that diversity. He pledged to work with other SBC officers for diversity during his presidential tenure -- which will continue for a third year because of the cancellation of the annual meeting.

In promoting diversity, Greear implored Southern Baptists to accept and promote that black lives matter

"Let me echo my friend Jimmy Scroggins, a pastor down in Florida, in saying that 'black lives matter' is an important thing to say right now because we are seeing in our country the evidence of specific injustices that many of our black brothers, and sisters and friends have been telling us about for years," Greear said. "And by the way, let's not respond by saying 'oh, well all lives matter.' Of course all lives matter. ... That's true. But you're missing the point."

Greear did not promote the Black Lives Matter movement, which he said has been "hijacked by some political operatives whose worldview and policy prescriptions would be deeply at odds with my own," but he embraced and promoted the sentiment behind the movement.'

'Gospel Above All' drives diversity, unity, missions, abuse prevention

 

Is he as outspoken about black on black crimes in Chicago, abortion mills, and black slavery among Muslim in Africa still today?

 

The SBC is silent on many human rights issues and property rights issues. They gave a blanket endorsement of the marxists, homosexual goals of BLM in the Baptist Press. They have drifted from the shore and they do not have a good reason to fly the BLM flag founded in memory of Travon Martin.

 

Then leave them

 

Idealist drivel

 

I've read through 5 pages of this thread and in my estimation, it has wandered very far from its original intent, Jon.

What politics has to do with any of your OP, I have no idea.
What the "ebb and flow" of this world has to do with a people that, like Abraham, look for a city and world to come that are ruled by righteousness, I also have no idea.
But I do know that we as believers have this sin-tainted flesh that we are stuck in, and it causes a lot of problems for us.
I see the interaction on forums like this, and I agree that more can be done to curb our own responses, so that they are much more gracious and not "reactive".

There are many passages in God's word that have to do with our conduct as believers, and I have learned the hard way that it is far better to read and heed these, than it is to forget them, despite my occasional slips into what the Bible calls, "strifes of words"...
Here are a few:

Romans 12, the whole chapter.
Romans 13, the whole chapter.
Romans 14, same as above.
Romans 15:1-7.
1 Corinthians 10:23-24.
1 Corinthians 10:31-33.
Galatians 5:13-26.
Galatians 6:1-10.
Ephesians 4:1-3.
Colossians 3.

...and many others.

I've noticed that one poster in this thread made the connection that Christ was not always nice...
But He is markedly different than us as men.
He knows peoples thoughts and the intents of the hearts.

He condemned people out of perfect condemnation, because He is God in the flesh...
So He was speaking from a position of knowing far more than we do.

I believe that is why He had men write these passages above, knowing that we as men are limited in what we see.
We judge after the outward appearance, He judges according to the heart because He sees each and every one.

Therefore, we as believers have a duty to follow His commands, because He sees much more thoroughly than we do.
We should trust that His direction on these matters is for good reason.



May God bless you, sir.