When the Pharisees Accused Jesus of Being used by the Devil...

[J-Roc]

Originally Posted by Pastor Poster

Thanks for the effort, but please don't speak for me.

Truth is, I can't stand any of it, from any side. I have a horrible past experience that this stirred up. I cannot stand injustice.

Not so much trying to speak for you as I am trying to piggy-back on your statement about hurting those who are obviously hurting and bringing it to a specific...it made my stomach turn to see some of the posters here get on Rhona's case...their mission was accomplished...did that make them feel good? Shame on them.

Originally Posted by Pastor Poster

Do you people know how many times the devil has used "Christians" to hurt other Christians? How many times we play along with his diabolical schemes to destroy the church?

Notice that you said "we play along." This is not indicative of what seems to be your "the devil made me do it" theology.

When someone maliciously attacks another person (especially a fellow-Christian) who is hurting, your very first response should be to fight against them. That is compassion in action.

Should that really be the first response? Do you have scripture to support that one. On these forums it's clear that "malicious attack" is a relative term and, more often than not, what one considers a malicious attack on a person is really nothing more than strong opposition to what a person says or believes. Posting strongly against what someone says or believes has nothing whatsoever to do with the person whose words/beliefs are being opposed. People need to learn how to separate the person from what the person says or believes: the person is not his or her words/beliefs.

We act like the devil when we kick a brother or sister who is bleeding, hurting, dazed and befuddled. It makes me soooooooooooooooo mad that the devil can play on the worst part of our humanity like that!

Wake up Church!

No, we act according to our sinful nature that we inherited from Adam.

[J-Roc]

Originally Posted by Pastor Poster

Truth is, I can't stand any of it, from any side. I have a horrible past experience that this stirred up. I cannot stand injustice.

I'm in your corner rooting you on...I, too, cannot stand injustice.


Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves;
ensure justice for those being crushed.
Yes, speak up for the poor and helpless,
and see that they get justice. (Proverbs 31)

[Coonskinner]

Originally Posted by J-Roc

Not so much trying to speak for you as I am trying to piggy-back on your statement about hurting those who are obviously hurting and bringing it to a specific...it made my stomach turn to see some of the posters here get on Rhona's case...their mission was accomplished...did that make them feel good? Shame on them.

Mission?

You don't have a clue.

Say a bunch of erroneous stuff on a message board, and someone will challenge you on it.

Simple as that.

Please do a little research and show me where I have tortured anybody.

Pathetic.

[J-Roc]

Originally Posted by Coonskinner

Mission?

You don't have a clue.

Say a bunch of erroneous stuff on a message board, and someone will challenge you on it.

Simple as that.

Please do a little research and show me where I have tortured anybody.

Pathetic.

You know very well that the motive for her starting that "Dear Rhona" thread was to be a beacon of hope and healing to anyone in the community that was looking to find good ideas and words of encouragement. The motive of the thread was obvious and so it did not need anyone policing over it. For those that can do without her advice, they can simply move on to the next thread. There are many threads set up with the motive to strike up a debate, bring out the swords and the guns or whatever and that is fine...but this was not one of them.

If anyone had a sincere desire to question any particular advice, then it could have been done in a civil and unaggressive manner. Instead, the thugs came in with their daggers and knives and machetes with the sole purpose of cutting deep into her emotions like wimps. And since the theme on AFF the past 3 days have been about analyzing people's personality trait, here is my analysis...these thugs that picked on Rhona are the same clowns who were bullied in school and were made fun of and now are taking a vengeance and looking for retribution. Yeah...a silly analysis, but I figured I'd plug it in.

BTW, I don't remember who said what in her post and don't know if you were one of them, I just know that there was a collectivity and not just one individual.

Yes, pathetic is the word that came to my mind too when I saw these cowards doing what they did on her thread.

[SDG]

J ... it's Rhoni.

[Coonskinner]

Originally Posted by J-Roc

You know very well that the motive for her starting that "Dear Rhona" thread was to be a beacon of hope and healing to anyone in the community that was looking to find good ideas and words of encouragement. The motive of the thread was obvious and so it did not need anyone policing over it. For those that can do without her advice, they can simply move on to the next thread. There are many threads set up with the motive to strike up a debate, bring out the swords and the guns or whatever and that is fine...but this was not one of them.

If anyone had a sincere desire to question any particular advice, then it could have been done in a civil and unaggressive manner. Instead, the thugs came in with their daggers and knives and machetes with the sole purpose of cutting deep into her emotions like wimps. And since the theme on AFF the past 3 days have been about analyzing people's personality trait, here is my analysis...these thugs that picked on Rhona are the same clowns who were bullied in school and were made fun of and now are taking a vengeance and looking for retribution. Yeah...a silly analysis, but I figured I'd plug it in.

BTW, I don't remember who said what in her post and don't know if you were one of them, I just know that there was a collectivity and not just one individual.

Yes, pathetic is the word that came to my mind too when I saw these cowards doing what they did on her thread.

This is worthy of the rarely awarded and highly coveted Double Toro...

Congratulations!

[Coonskinner]

Of all the melodramatic, hyperbolic, post-menopausal sounding tripe I have read, this ranks near the top.

[SDG]

Hey J ... should we take out the Koolaid man award ... ????

[J-Roc]

You look pretty cold in that picture...dress warm.

Originally Posted by Coonskinner

This is worthy of the rarely awarded and highly coveted Double Toro...

Congratulations!