Why I do what I do the way I do it

John, again

 

Eight pages and counting. Make that nine.

 

DONE>>>

 

Luke

I was just wondering. Is your congregation growing or shrinking under your command?

John

 

Seekingthetruth, everyone understands the passions that can be ignited with such banter, lets not go to the "physical" however innocuous they might be brother.

 

But you are not Christ, and never will be

John

 

You are quite right, my apologies.

It was just too easy to resist.

John

 

But I always cheat, and you will never see me :smilewinkgrin:

 

Well, brother, you have to make your proof texts agree with 2Tim 2:23-25. Yes, you need to reprove the unfruitful works of darkness, but you can still do it winsomely and gently and kindly.

Perhaps I am quite wrong, but I doubt that you have changed anybody's mind on this forum. I have seen no signs of it. What you have done is give some of those on the other side of the argument license to be rude and agressive themselves. And so we have these great long threads with no useful information but loads of mock-grievance:-

"You were beastly to me!"
"Well you were beastly to me first!"
"Well you were beastly to me on another thread!"
"Well you were beastly to me back in 2006!"
etc., etc., etc. ad nauseam. :BangHead:

I've not been here all that long, but I no longer participate in many threads these days because of all the aggression. I just float about, pop the odd post in and back off. And if you say to me, if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen, well maybe that's the wisest thing to do.

Steve

 

Ha Ha Ha.....Oh! Thank You Thank You Thank You!!!!:love2::love2::love2: doing the Snoopy Dance as we speak!!!!!

seriously, thats a good first outline you just cobbled together Brother! :godisgood:

 

Oh....your a Calvinist now are you ....Oh boy! :laugh:

 

I forgot he pastors his own congregation. [Personal comments snipped]

I could not imagine anything worse than having such an [snipped - see the rules]

 

Nothing you've said here is necessary Robert. Not one word.

 

What does this thread have to do with baptist theology and Bible study? Personal rants should be saved for blogs.

 

I'm late to this party, so I hope I'm not covering ground that's already been trod.

There's a difference between a free exchange of ideas, honest questioning, and "Thus sayeth the Lord." When we take on the mantle of teacher we are actually putting ourselves in the position of stating that what is coming our of our mouths (or in this case our fingers) is God's word on the matter. When a pastor preaches on the Lord's Day morning he is proclaiming God's word and emphatically stating, "Thus sayeth the Lord." James' warning needs to be heeded:

James 3:1 Let not many of you become teachers, my brethren, knowing that as such we will incur a stricter judgment.

This board serves a useful purpose. We're able to participate by asking questions and gleaning knowledge. However, we must be careful not to place ourselves in the position of saying, "Thus sayeth the Lord" if we're not adequately prepared. I am not intimating that one has to be a seminary graduate in order to understand Scripture. But on the other hand, we should not look down on scholarship and those who have given themselves to dedicated study of the word of God. There should be respect going both ways along with a genuine humility.

 

Hey Luke runs around calling people heretics, saying they will be judged by the Lord, and that they are spreading darkness and evil. I think his congregation does need some prayer. [snipped]