The cycle of abuse
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I absolutely agree with you there. It has been like that on every Christian site I've ever been on. I just want fellowship and some chit-chat about non-controversial issues and to hear how God is blessing others. Not much of that though.
I kind of have to agree with JJ on this one. It can get very fleshy and ugly in these threads sometimes. And arrogant.
And JJ keeps saying he doesn't believe in God. Why would anyone expect him to return blessings for curses? That's the effects of walking in the Spirit over time. Its not what we expect of those who haven't received the Spirit yet.
We should never cite an unbelievers lack of love as an excuse for our responding in kind. Do we now compare ourselves to unbelievers...? Does our behavior depend on theirs?
If we see a lack of love in ourselves, we should pray for what we lack.
And JJ keeps saying he doesn't believe in God. Why would anyone expect him to return blessings for curses? That's the effects of walking in the Spirit over time. Its not what we expect of those who haven't received the Spirit yet.
We should never cite an unbelievers lack of love as an excuse for our responding in kind. Do we now compare ourselves to unbelievers...? Does our behavior depend on theirs?
If we see a lack of love in ourselves, we should pray for what we lack.
Yep, I've been on the forums of sin since 2000. I started on yahoo Christian chat, and it's always been like that.
Well, those who believe they know real love should really know how to exercise it. For me, I am the man of iniquity in the eyes of Christians, but I'm expected to be Christ like?
Strange, no?
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Yes, strange. But very true.
Sometimes we believers can be blinder than nonbelievers.
But God will let us crash and burn very badly, as many times as it takes, to work even the smallest beginnings of humility into us.
We don't look for perfection in each other, of course, but we look for improvement. We can sink back down into flesh, arrogance, pride. But we look for constant improvement in these things. We also look for prompt apologies as the Spirit convicts us.
But babies will soil themselves many times.
For those who have begun to walk in the Spirit for longer and longer periods of time, you'll usually get a rather prompt apology if they take a roll in the mud. And since they don't look on themselves as better than they are, the apologies will be very genuine, like...I was really arrogant and nasty with you earlier and I'm really sorry.
Reminds me of something a man said - you don't realize what a burden a reputation is until you no longer have one to protect.
Reminds me of something a man said - you don't realize what a burden a reputation is until you no longer have one to protect.
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Ah well the names have changed, it goes by many names.
just look for columns and rows I guess
Do you that I have cured my own schizophrenia. Which is I know how to cure all schizophrenics.
Medication is not required.
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Seems to become a mish mosh anyway on pretty much ALL of these threads, haha!
I could care less what someone might post, having to do with the OP or not.
But sometimes...its really great because you can see that the Holy Spirit was actually guiding it, even though it looked like it just became a mess!
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