I apologize if you think I'm always attacking you. That has never been my intention.
Please consider this, not as an attack, but take it for whatever you feel it is worth:
2 Corinthians 5:16. Pray about its meaning, brother. Long story short, if you have the Holy Ghost, and if I have the Holy Ghost, your and my personal quirks are irrelevant. We ought to be able to relate to one another, or connect with one another, in the Holy Ghost. Personality becomes irrelevant, it's no longer the basis upon which we relate to others.
Blood is thicker than water, I have family that is as dysfunctional as a prime time soap opera - but they're still family. And that means something.
Those who are born again are my spiritual family, idiosyncrasies, quirks, faults, errors, and all. Like my natural family, they might irritate me to high heaven, but they're still family, and NEVER classed as "outsiders" in my book.
One last thing: if I disagree, even disagree SHARPLY with you or anyone else on this forum, it is not an "attack". I hold no ill will toward you or any of the brethren and sisters here. I will try in the future not to give that impression. But honestly, we need to not be so sensitive to disagreements among brethren. Its nothing personal, and its not the end of the world. Maybe I'm just used to growing up surrounded by people with sharp, razor-like wit and heavy fists, so a good scrap between friends and family is completely normal to me. At the end of the day, I still care about you and everyone else here.
But I guess thats how this all started. Peace and love
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