I became a moderator.....be merciful!

[Preacher4Truth]

Proverbs 27:17 says “iron sharpens iron.” Now, what does all that mean? When you have a sword or knife that gets dull, it takes another iron to sharpen it. With knives they used whetstones, so it’s not iron. But the point of “iron sharpens iron” is that it takes friction from another iron or stone to sharpen that knife or sword. And with friction comes heat.

Just because what some of us say on here others say it’s full of hate, that’s not the truth. We are to contend for the faith, per Jude 1:4. @Preacher4Truth @Anthony D'Arienzo challenged my beliefs on another forum for 2-3 years. As I began to challenge my beliefs at that time to Bible, I found my beliefs would not hold up to the scrutiny of the Bible. The Bible won me over because of what it says, not because these two blessed Brothers brainwashed me. I am thankful for the heat, the friction, that came from their posts on that forum.

What many are calling hate on here is really love.

We love you brother, and also love brother @Anthony D'Arienzo .

God bless.

 

[Nancy]

Hello forum, well as you have noticed I became a moderator. It has been my heart for awhile now but mostly when I was at CF. Then after getting a few warnings and rebukes I decided forget that!!! I don't want to be going around chastising everyone....and besides I really would have been very biased for or against some topics.
I have grown a lot since then and when the offer came up I prayed about it and God said yes.
I will probably make a few mistakes in the beginning but I promise I pray for His Wisdom before I log on.
So bottom line you are my brothers and sisters in Christ and though we disagree on certain topics I believe it is the Power of the Holy Spirit that is going to unite us all in 1 faith. I pray for everyone here that we may put aside our differences in our beliefs because no one has the full truth.
I pray also that Love consumes this forum in such a way that when new people come they stay and bring others.
I pray that this forum is the place people can come and receive Godly counsel, receive hope, receive Love.
I love the members here so much that when I am gone or.they.are for a while I start missing them so much!
You are part of my body...the Body of Christ....so whomever is the hand, foot, eye...etc...don't stay away too long we got to stay whole to fully function!
:)

Oh and my main reason for becoming a moderator is to be a prayer covering for the forum and all the members.

Well God Bless and pray for me and the forum and all the members! Amen!

It was so good to see that you had become a moderator, I could not think of a more balanced and Spirit filled person on here to have this position. Congratulations and I will and do, pray along with any and all on here because it is my fellowship, in Spirit. I will pray for your strength, wisdom and edification to do as you are called to do here. May God bless this site and all on here and may the Spirit of love and peace reign through Him, amen!

 

[Nancy]

What Heart2Soul!!! didn't you know that I am the final authority on every theological question?....I can prove everything for everybody.....and what's more, I am so imbued with the Spirit I cannot be wrong. Whewwww, I know it's hard to be humble when one has as much understanding as myself so I'm sure you can see the humility oozing from me.
Anyway, I wish you well and leave the offer open of rectifying/fixing any seemingly unsolvable problems that might arise. :) :) :)

 

[Nancy]

On forums like this one where the rules of the forum are ecumenical instead of in line with God's Word, what can be done right? Stick with God's Word, or go against God's Word and stick with the rules , when there is something come up in the threads/ posts exposing what is contrary to God's Word ?

I do not think for a second that H2S is asking anybody to compromise their doctrines. What I see when she speaks about "unity" is to be kind, there IS a way to disagree without the sarcasm and hateful words. If those who do not agree and come to a standstill, move on, leave it be. No need to keep harping on the same thing, kicking a dead horse so to speak. There is nothing at all wrong with debate but, once it morphs into arguments, name calling, personal attacks, etc., this is when a mature person will leave the discussion (in order to keep "unity" or peace?) before they sin by posting nasty reply's, that BTW- edifies NOBODY! Remember, our words...because God will ;)
We can have every Spiritual gift given us but without love...especially love for one another, it's all for naught.

 

[Heart2Soul]

 

[Heart2Soul]

I do not think for a second that H2S is asking anybody to compromise their doctrines. What I see when she speaks about "unity" is to be kind, there IS a way to disagree without the sarcasm and hateful words. If those who do not agree and come to a standstill, move on, leave it be. No need to keep harping on the same thing, kicking a dead horse so to speak. There is nothing at all wrong with debate but, once it morphs into arguments, name calling, personal attacks, etc., this is when a mature person will leave the discussion (in order to keep "unity" or peace?) before they sin by posting nasty reply's, that BTW- edifies NOBODY! Remember, our words...because God will ;)
We can have every Spiritual gift given us but without love...especially love for one another, it's all for naught.

Thank you Nancy and this is precisely what we should strive for here on this forum. Well stated!

 

[amadeus]

Thank you Nancy and this is precisely what we should strive for here on this forum. Well stated!

I hope you do well, but just a suggestion here as I noticed you contending with a member already since your appointment:

As a moderator, don't argue. Simply warn or implement. If people argue in return remind them that that also is against rules. Refer them immediately to the PM system for explanations or complaints rather than holding a public discussion about whether your decision is right or wrong. You have the authority! Use it prayerfully and give God the glory!

 

[Helen]

You should be a moderator as well....you have a lot of wisdom.

Haha! I think not. But I will be praying for you..and probably nag you too if I notice that you back down from the bullies which are on this site.

 

[Joseph77]

John 19:11 Jesus answered, "You would have no authority ...
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=jesus said you could do nothing if god did not+site:biblehub.com&t=ffsb
John 19:11 Jesus answered, "You would have no authority over Me if it were not given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed Me over to you is guilty of greater sin."

Jesus replied, "If God had not given you the power, you couldn't do anything at all to me.

But the one who handed me over to you did something even worse."

 

[Helen]

I hope you do well, but just a suggestion here as I noticed you contending with a member already since your appointment:

As a moderator, don't argue. Simply warn or implement. If people argue in return remind them that that also is against rules. Refer them immediately to the PM system for explanations or complaints rather than holding a public discussion about whether your decision is right or wrong. You have the authority! Use it prayerfully and give God the glory!

AMEN!

If she sticks to squashing some of the rude negative attitudes here, she will do well. The one thing about this site is that we have members who just CANNOT allow another person to have their own belief system before God.
They just keep on telling others how they are wrong ( because they themselves are obviously 100% right)

We will back her with prayer. I am thankful that she accepted such a thankless job. ✟

 

[Mayflower]

Hello forum, well as you have noticed I became a moderator. It has been my heart for awhile now but mostly when I was at CF. Then after getting a few warnings and rebukes I decided forget that!!! I don't want to be going around chastising everyone....and besides I really would have been very biased for or against some topics.
I have grown a lot since then and when the offer came up I prayed about it and God said yes.
I will probably make a few mistakes in the beginning but I promise I pray for His Wisdom before I log on.
So bottom line you are my brothers and sisters in Christ and though we disagree on certain topics I believe it is the Power of the Holy Spirit that is going to unite us all in 1 faith. I pray for everyone here that we may put aside our differences in our beliefs because no one has the full truth.
I pray also that Love consumes this forum in such a way that when new people come they stay and bring others.
I pray that this forum is the place people can come and receive Godly counsel, receive hope, receive Love.
I love the members here so much that when I am gone or.they.are for a while I start missing them so much!
You are part of my body...the Body of Christ....so whomever is the hand, foot, eye...etc...don't stay away too long we got to stay whole to fully function!
:)

Oh and my main reason for becoming a moderator is to be a prayer covering for the forum and all the members.

Well God Bless and pray for me and the forum and all the members! Amen!

I should report this post for too much awesomeness. :) God bless you. You will do great!

 

[Preacher4Truth]

I think you're a little heavy-handed and over the top in your statements. I am just as uncompromising in my Christian faith, and in what I believe Scripture is teaching as you are.

I totally disagree with your statement above. Unlike you I'm actually going to address and dismantle each of your points, dealing with what you literally said.

But guess what? I bet there are differences we have concerning the Bible, God, and Jesus Christ. So who is the one that is false when we disagree?

There may be differences between two who are orthodox. These are minor. Such as my son and me. He is Presbyterian I am Reformed Baptist. That said your above statement is hugely and purposefully disingenuous.

If we who are Christian were lined up on stakes to be burned alive, how much would we object to anothers understanding of Christ and the Bible? Would we say to him you have no right to be burned alive next to me? Sounds silly doesn't it.

Analogies always fail because they are false stories meant to stir emotions. That's why it's silly.

Now, who are the "we who are Christians" that you refer to? Those who worship a false Christ? Who deny the gospel of grace? Who preach another gospel? All of this happens on here and in the real world. None of those positions are Christian or Christianity.

So it needs to be said; You're fully aware that the above is what I was truly getting at in my argument, but that true part doesn't interest you so you go irrational and take another route avoiding this altogether and erect a straw man argument. Right? Of course.

No, we wouldn't say that.

Who are these "we's" you keep referring to? What is their Gospel, Christ, God?

But reading your post's, perhaps you would. I think we would recognize we were both believers in Christ and getting ready to meet our Lord. Our doctrinal differences wouldn't be considered. Stranger

The above is simply another emotional plea and is yet again disingenuous.

It is duly noted you really never dealt with any of the facts I stated, instead of being rational and reasonable you went the emotional, subjective route, and offered a perfect example of a red herring above. Congrats! :)

 

[Helen]

hmmm I think just maybe some of these posts are somewhat of topic here. ✟

 

[Willie T]

P4T, it won't be the C-19 you need to fear.

 

[Heart2Soul]

I should report this post for too much awesomeness. :) God bless you. You will do great!

Lol....I love ya sister....you always bring joy into this place!

 

[Heart2Soul]

Happy Easter and All Glory and Praise for our Savior is Risen and He sits at the right hand of the Father awaiting the day of His return to join us with Him in heaven!

 

[Preacher4Truth]

P4T, it won't be the C-19 you need to fear.

You do realize that your post above is warning me in the same manner I am warning others, correct? Your attempted rebuke falls short as in your attempt to warn me, you did the exact same thing. :)

By the way, I'm not afraid of COVID-19. My wife works at a hospital with COVID patients, we are trusting God, pray about it daily, and trust in whatever his will is in this situation.

The fact that my LORD Christ took all my punishment on the cross, paid for all my sin, has revealed himself to me, caused me to believe his Gospel, I have nothing to fear whatsoever before him as far as any retribution.

I'll continue preaching his Gospel in the face of error, warning others. Note The Acts of the Apostles 20:17-28.

Your warning of something greater to fear is a faux pas, isn't a truth based admonition, and is completely unfounded. On the other hand, those who preach a false Christ, false gospel, heresies? They have much to fear, and this is the testimony of Scripture; Galatians 1:8-10.

 

[Preacher4Truth]

On forums like this one where the rules of the forum are ecumenical

Yes, exactly. Ecumenism isn't Christianity, it's Babel.

 

[Stranger]

I totally disagree with your statement above. Unlike you I'm actually going to address and dismantle each of your points, dealing with what you literally said.



There may be differences between two who are orthodox. These are minor. Such as my son and me. He is Presbyterian I am Reformed Baptist. That said your above statement is hugely and purposefully disingenuous.



Analogies always fail because they are false stories meant to stir emotions. That's why it's silly.

Now, who are the "we who are Christians" that you refer to? Those who worship a false Christ? Who deny the gospel of grace? Who preach another gospel? All of this happens on here and in the real world. None of those positions are Christian or Christianity.

So it needs to be said; You're fully aware that the above is what I was truly getting at in my argument, but that true part doesn't interest you so you go irrational and take another route avoiding this altogether and erect a straw man argument. Right? Of course.



Who are these "we's" you keep referring to? What is their Gospel, Christ, God?



The above is simply another emotional plea and is yet again disingenuous.

It is duly noted you really never dealt with any of the facts I stated, instead of being rational and reasonable you went the emotional, subjective route, and offered a perfect example of a red herring above. Congrats! :)

Of course you do.

How is my statement 'disingenuous' when you agree we may have differences. That is what I said. You call them 'minor', ok. Maybe another calls them 'major'. Maybe you would call them 'major' once we began discussing them.

My analogy of believers dying together is not silly. When persecution begins that is the way we die. It is not an attempt on your 'emotions'. It is an attempt on your common sense as a believer in Christ. Is it 'emotion' that takes a believer to the martyrs stake? Is 'love' an emotion? How about love for God and Christ? How about 'love' for the brethren? I guess your going to the martyrs stake because you are 'theologically' correct in your eyes. You're going because you have all you i's dotted and t's crossed. Personally, I don't believe you would make it to the stake. Being doctrinally correct doesn't empower the believer.

When I say 'we who are Christians' that is what I mean. Why? Do you want to define to me 'Christian'? Go ahead and I will see if you meet my definition of 'Christian'.

No, I gave no red herring. Your statement is, as I said, heavy-handed and over the top.

Stranger