Part 2 of my response:
I am not trying to convince the other person... we have an entirely different perspective on this. I am concerned with the onlooker, Helen. The onlooker, including you. I see even you as someone who may have accepted false teaching in the matter that brought this whole discussion up to begin with, so let me ask you: If I were to see you or some other member here that I cared about swallowing rank heresy at some point in the future because of such things, your advice to me is that I should only concern myself with convincing the heretic? If he won't be convinced by me, then oh well? Nothing I can do? I should just post my opinion and let you go right down the spiritual sewer, LoL. Yes, I can post you privately and try to dissuade you, but what about all the people I don't know, and who are not even logged on? I don't see it, Helen, and I think you would change your tune if the doctrine in question was something you had very deep problems with and you saw multiple people buying into a lie. The argument that we can't do anything about it is a weak one, and just spiritually irresponsible to me. Just saying.
Yes, but I don't think one should be allowed to monopolize the forum with threads while ignoring the counter-arguments of multiple other members here and then boasting that he cannot be refuted. It is 1. arrogant, 2. spiritually irresponsible, 3. disrespectful to others, 4. inconsiderate, 5. spiritually destructive... Suppose CoreIssue refused to answer anyone's counter-arguments yet was to this day still posting threads like a mad-man? What about THBE, who marathon-posted us to death. At least those two had the decency to respond to those who disagreed with them, so in my opinions what they were doing was far less destructive to this forum.
I could go on and on here, but I just don't think we're going to see eye to eye on it, unfortunately. If the majority feels the same way as you do, I will certainly accept it. But my conscience will be clear that I did everything in my power to see that people weren't being allowed to be deceived in the name of this place "just being a forum."
Just as soon this discussion ended as soon as possible frankly, LoL. There's a great deal about being faithful to what God tells you to do that is unquestionably unpleasant, to say the least.
but it is not my place, neither my job to try and convince other people about what I believe.
I am not trying to convince the other person... we have an entirely different perspective on this. I am concerned with the onlooker, Helen. The onlooker, including you. I see even you as someone who may have accepted false teaching in the matter that brought this whole discussion up to begin with, so let me ask you: If I were to see you or some other member here that I cared about swallowing rank heresy at some point in the future because of such things, your advice to me is that I should only concern myself with convincing the heretic? If he won't be convinced by me, then oh well? Nothing I can do? I should just post my opinion and let you go right down the spiritual sewer, LoL. Yes, I can post you privately and try to dissuade you, but what about all the people I don't know, and who are not even logged on? I don't see it, Helen, and I think you would change your tune if the doctrine in question was something you had very deep problems with and you saw multiple people buying into a lie. The argument that we can't do anything about it is a weak one, and just spiritually irresponsible to me. Just saying.
Chris, it is God's business. And I say again.
A Christian Forum , is just that, it is not a church meeting or gathering...it is just " A Forum" ...and like the old ancient forums ..anyone can get up on his hind legs and speak.
Yes, but I don't think one should be allowed to monopolize the forum with threads while ignoring the counter-arguments of multiple other members here and then boasting that he cannot be refuted. It is 1. arrogant, 2. spiritually irresponsible, 3. disrespectful to others, 4. inconsiderate, 5. spiritually destructive... Suppose CoreIssue refused to answer anyone's counter-arguments yet was to this day still posting threads like a mad-man? What about THBE, who marathon-posted us to death. At least those two had the decency to respond to those who disagreed with them, so in my opinions what they were doing was far less destructive to this forum.
I could go on and on here, but I just don't think we're going to see eye to eye on it, unfortunately. If the majority feels the same way as you do, I will certainly accept it. But my conscience will be clear that I did everything in my power to see that people weren't being allowed to be deceived in the name of this place "just being a forum."
Just as soon this discussion ended as soon as possible frankly, LoL. There's a great deal about being faithful to what God tells you to do that is unquestionably unpleasant, to say the least.