This is saddening. What may come will come, but the GRPL will note that I've seriously slowed down posting on religion threads. The GRPL will also note that I'm not one who is weak on doctrine. Posting opinions of the Word (substituting said opinion instead of the Word) when the Word Itself is the topic leads to flame wars. And I will admit that substituting opinion for the Word drives me insane. Therefore, to avoid the wars, I lurk. But this is just me.
Work this out, please. Whatever we need to do to make this forum work do, and do quickly. What's that that Paul wrote about them being without judging us?
Think about it.
Wow, I thought this old chestnut died a long time ago. Imagine my surprise to get drugged back into it. From the looks of things it will be a blessed day when we are all made perfect-THAT'S FOR SURE!!!! :O)
Hope you don't stop posting altogether. Your views are just as important as the rest.
I've been trying to limit myself to no more than 3-5 posts per threads that I'm interested in. I figure if I can't make my point then I'm a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.
I'm also TRYING to stay away from doctrinal issues. That tends to be a little more dicey since if you're discussing a piece of scripture your doctrinal understand may give you a different perspective on it.
As for the church of Corinth that someone mentioned, I'm studying 1 Corinthians now. While there was divisions Paul was concerned that they have unity of purpose. This unity of purpose was focused on the very basic of Christian beliefs-the cross of Christ. I believe if we can return to this focus the noise will die down.
This is saddening. What may come will come, but the GRPL will note that I've seriously slowed down posting on religion threads. The GRPL will also note that I'm not one who is weak on doctrine.... Work this out, please. Whatever we need to do to make this forum work do, and do quickly. What's that that Paul wrote about them being without judging us? Think about it. --
RDB3Rdb3 makes a great point here. One which I have been thinking about myself.
While we may have suffered from the Discipline of "Thou Shalt Not Hit The Abuse Button" which I myself have encouraged, I'm not sure that FReeper Calvinists really have all that much to complain about when it comes to the Religion Forum.
Just look at our Ranks, the GRPL order of battle....
- Ex-Catholics -- converted to the Biblical Doctrines of Grace and the Sovereignty of God.
- Ex-Arminians -- converted to the Biblical Doctrines of Grace and the Sovereignty of God.
- Ex-Mormons -- converted to the Biblical Doctrines of Grace and the Sovereignty of God.
I mean, really... it's not as though the Catholics and Arminians and Mormons ever succeed in converting Calvinists to their own cause. On the FR Religion Forum, Discipleship is a one-way street: When Calvinists fight, WE WIN.
So what are we really complaining about?
When the battle is joined, the Catholics and Arminians and Mormons never gain any for their cause. Whereas we Reformation Protestants have gained many, and lost none. The numbers of Calvinist Baptists and Calvinist Presbyterians have swelled as a result of Freeper Calvinist apologetics on this very Forum.
For I have come down from heaven not to do my will but to do the will of him who sent me. And this is the will of him who sent me, that I shall lose none of all that he has given me, but raise them up at the last day.
It occurs to me that FReeper Calvinists have no cause to complain about the management of the FR Religion Forum. How can we complain, when we are constantly victorious??
The FR Religion Forum has provided many Ex-Catholics, Ex-Arminians, and Ex-Mormons a WAY OUT of the humanistic religions of their forebears, and INTO the fraternal communion of Bible-Believing Baptist and Presbyterian Churches.
Hmm. That sounds good to me. Maybe we should cut Jim Rob and the Moderators some slack.
Maybe we shouldn't argue against Success.