A Personal Message to all of My Conservative Friends - Page 8

Sister Alvear · #71 08-10-2007, 03:21 PM

The internet net like many things contain both good and bad...I choose to use the good...
Sin begins in the heart...KEEP the heart right...
I personally do not agree with lots of people concerning many things but one thing is for certain what may or not be considered a sin today is obsolete tomorrow...so the real matter is the HEART.

deacon blues · #72 08-10-2007, 03:40 PM

Sounds like a bunch a folks need to pray, cry a river, build a bridge and get over it! This NOT real life!

Sister Alvear · #73 08-10-2007, 03:44 PM

I am weeping at our hardness of hearts and lack of love.

deacon blues · #74 08-10-2007, 03:45 PM

Thank you for your depth Sis. Alvear!

Lost · #75 08-10-2007, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Pastor Poster

2. Further, I get tired of hearing the conservatives whine about the content of AFF. I also am weary of hearing others say how much they miss the conservatives voice on AFF.

It seems that the liberals whine about the UPC more than the conservatives are whining. Are you blind, or just choosing not to see that?

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3.. There are many internet options for all of us. There are opportunities to move on down the road if and when AFF morphs into something personally unacceptable.

If you don't like AFF that much, what has stopped you from leaving?

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Originally Posted by Pastor Poster

I'm gonna go crawl back under my bridge now.

"Crawling back under a bridge"; does that make you a troll?

Felicity · #76 08-10-2007, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Sister Alvear

I am weeping at our hardness of hearts and lack of love.

Yes, and I'm like ..... "when is this going to end"? For goodness sake, we're adults here and supposed to exemplify the love and understanding, mercy and grace of God. There's a time to complain and talk about the issue ... and then to move on.

Time to move on. Enough already.

Lost · #77 08-10-2007, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by CC1

I am bothered by the exodus of some of the ultra con brethern and the lack of active participation by many more.

I have thought about this for some time trying to figure out why and here are some of my theories / thoughts;

1. Ultra cons are not used to their positions being questioned or contended with as their paradigm does not allow for that kind of scrunity / contention. AFF and the like takes them out of their comfort zone.

2. Because by the very nature of their ultra conservative positions it is hard for ultra cons to contend for their positions without violating the spirit and or rules of the forum since they really do believe almost everybody else is going to hell for any myriad of "sins" from short sleeved shirts to playing golf depending on just how ultra the con is.

3. They get sick and tired of having positions, applications of scripture, etc that they hold dear and sacred being dismissed as wrong by mods and libs.

4. The occasional run of wacko ultra libs is just "one toke over the line" of their willingness to interact with the other spectrums of Oneness Pentecost.

1. Isn't that the very purpose of AFF? To explore new ideas and concepts so we can stretch our current understanding? Nothing wrong with that.

2. Well I'm Lost. Does that mean that I'm going to hell too?

3. I guess I prefer that over not believing in any application of the scriptures at all. That seems to be a popular AFF-pasttime: talking down and deminishing anything that remotes draws a person closer to Christ. It's so much easier to bash it and just live like the world. Better yet, to call oneself a Christian and live like the Devil.

4. Ultra-whacko lib? That must be as bad as an ultra-whacko con. Except it's the ultra-whacko con's job to send the ultra-whacko lib to the burning flames.

Barb · #78 08-10-2007, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Felicity

Yes, and I'm like ..... "when is this going to end"? For goodness sake, we're adults here and supposed to exemplify the love and understanding, mercy and grace of God. There's a time to complain and talk about the issue ... and then to move on.

Time to move on. Enough already.

That's why I haven't weighed in on this...can't seem to figure out what the deal is.

With SO many pressing matters in our lives, and people going through literal life and death situations, and those which seem like life and death, this other stuff just doesn't make a whole lot of sense.

Just my humble and unasked for opinion...

#79 08-10-2007, 05:24 PM

Friends, it is all about influence.

Some want it, some have it.

Others just cry.

Felicity · #80 08-10-2007, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Barb

That's why I haven't weighed in on this...can't seem to figure out what the deal is.

With SO many pressing matters in our lives, and people going through literal life and death situations, and those which seem like life and death, this other stuff just doesn't make a whole lot of sense.

Just my humble and unasked for opinion...

I'm still not really sure what it's all about. It's an imperfect world. People are imperfect and make imperfect judgments and decisions and sometimes people get caught in the middle of that. I understand "unfairness" and I've taken my share of licks.

But hey - that was yesterday - and yesterday's gone. Remember that song?