skeptictank
04-21-2007, 01:34 AM
I was asked to start a new thread, because I was "hijacking" another one with posts that were not entirely relevant to the topic. Here is the one post which was not deleted by the mods. If the mods decide to restore that post, and if they read this, I would like to request that they repost it on this thread. Thank you
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This is directed toward all who have read my posts, especially the two who responded on this thread. I would love to give you my thoughtfull reply (in light of scipture) but I have bee informed by a couple of Mods that my posts are of a nature, which may lead to their being interpereted as a personal attack. I would first like to openly apologize to all, who may have the same feelings. Attacking people is not something I do. Quite the contrary, it is my intention an mission to build people up. As Christ commanded Peter, "strengen your brothers". I also fail to use emoticons to clarify my intentions, mostly because I am not used to doing so. I am most used to putting forth facts, or an oppinion which I don't expect to be taken without skepticism, and being responded to with facts and hopefully a non-commital oppinion, or one held strongly, but equally supported by facts. In short, I'm not an emotional person, but I would like it to be known that, despite what you may be accustomed to, in regard to individuals who do not believe that god condones homosexuality, I have nothing but love for you all, and I know that God loves you more than I or anyone else ever could. As I said to the Mods, my only intention here is to discuss the facts as they happen to be, and perhaps to exchange oppinions.
For a pagan like me all living things are connected, especially me to you. Allow your heart to let love in without resistance or admonishment and you will feel God's love more intensely than ever before.
It's interesting that you say that, because God says "I fill heaven and earth" and it also says that by him "all things are held together". So we are all connected through HIM. I would just like to say, in response to your post, that you have misinterpereted my intentions. My statements come merely from a difference of oppinion, but not by any means from a lack of love. Here is some of my basis for coming here and expressing my different views.
2Cr 13:5 Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?
1Th 5:21 Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.
1Pe 3:15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and [be] ready always to [give] an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:
2Ti 2:24 And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all [men], apt to teach, patient,
2Ti 2:25 In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;
2Ti 2:26 And [that] they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.
I feel comfortable enough responding to this portion of your post. Other than this, I will be postponing any posts until I hear back from the Mods, except for certain portions of another post on this thread, which I consider a personal attack on myself, and which I will be responding to, lest my silence be interpereted as an admission of guilt.
In Christ's love always,
Skeptictank
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This is directed toward all who have read my posts, especially the two who responded on this thread. I would love to give you my thoughtfull reply (in light of scipture) but I have bee informed by a couple of Mods that my posts are of a nature, which may lead to their being interpereted as a personal attack. I would first like to openly apologize to all, who may have the same feelings. Attacking people is not something I do. Quite the contrary, it is my intention an mission to build people up. As Christ commanded Peter, "strengen your brothers". I also fail to use emoticons to clarify my intentions, mostly because I am not used to doing so. I am most used to putting forth facts, or an oppinion which I don't expect to be taken without skepticism, and being responded to with facts and hopefully a non-commital oppinion, or one held strongly, but equally supported by facts. In short, I'm not an emotional person, but I would like it to be known that, despite what you may be accustomed to, in regard to individuals who do not believe that god condones homosexuality, I have nothing but love for you all, and I know that God loves you more than I or anyone else ever could. As I said to the Mods, my only intention here is to discuss the facts as they happen to be, and perhaps to exchange oppinions.
For a pagan like me all living things are connected, especially me to you. Allow your heart to let love in without resistance or admonishment and you will feel God's love more intensely than ever before.
It's interesting that you say that, because God says "I fill heaven and earth" and it also says that by him "all things are held together". So we are all connected through HIM. I would just like to say, in response to your post, that you have misinterpereted my intentions. My statements come merely from a difference of oppinion, but not by any means from a lack of love. Here is some of my basis for coming here and expressing my different views.
2Cr 13:5 Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?
1Th 5:21 Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.
1Pe 3:15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and [be] ready always to [give] an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:
2Ti 2:24 And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all [men], apt to teach, patient,
2Ti 2:25 In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;
2Ti 2:26 And [that] they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.
I feel comfortable enough responding to this portion of your post. Other than this, I will be postponing any posts until I hear back from the Mods, except for certain portions of another post on this thread, which I consider a personal attack on myself, and which I will be responding to, lest my silence be interpereted as an admission of guilt.
In Christ's love always,
Skeptictank