"insane idiocy" and "MORmON". I can just feel the love of Christ oozing for your fellow man there. Is it in your Bible where Jesus called those who were incorrect about Him and the Father, insane or morons? It sure isn't in mine. You are wrong, and you are attempting to use the Bible to justify your anger and dislike for people. You sir will be judged for that unless you repent. I am no angel, but I know wrong when I see it, as a matter of fact, it is a spiritual gift of mine, discernment.
T.P. came up with the same "MORMoN" angle in post #76.
I simply responded in post #78 to T.P.: For those that keep claiming that Mormons are not being attacked here, just take a look at the format of the thread title, paying attention to the uppercase letters. The insinuation here is that some alteration of the original headline has occurred. Sorry, the headline was cut & pasted - as is; now perhaps T.P. is simply claiming that the original you tube poster is "attacking" Mormons...but...he added the word "here" -- implying some alteration was done. In that sense, T.P. has unfairly engaged in assigning motives to me that is not in any way backed up by the evidence.
T.P. then apologized in post #94 -- something you could learn from somebody who defends Mormonism: I now see that you were quoting. Indeed, my claim was unfair. Apology tendered. (T.P. Pole)
I'll be 100% up front: I watched the You Tube demonstration and NEVER noticed any intentional headline CAPS doctoring til T.P. brought it up. (In fact, if you read my post #81, you would see with all your "brilliant" "discernment" skills, that I was actually still clueless about any CAPS "distinct meaning" in the headline and any assigned underlying meaning).
I've seen PLENTY of liberal headlines from liberal MSM sources placed on FR...I suppose you're going to castigate EVERY single thread-poster as being guilty of being the editor who wrote the headline, eh? (But my guess is -- you won't; because your standards appear to be typically two-faced and hypocritical)
As for even the copy by this You Tube poster ("insane idiocy")...I admit I didn't vet that...I watched the You Tube for the vid clip...Being in a hurry, I simply slapped a cut & paste to the copy & loaded the whole thing...(I mean, who goes to You Tube to read a graph written by the vid-clip poster?)...but again...standard-wise...are you going to be consistent?...are you going to hold every thread poster accountable for every single word written by a journalist or a blogger or You Tube contributor?
Really? Boy, will you be busy on FR...better give up your career now if you're going to start doing that!
T.P. recognized that thread posters are NOT the originators of headlines...you, sir, lack ANY basic discernment...
How sad...T.P. is either Lds or a close LDS ally...and he holds more basic discernment than you do!
...anger and dislike for people.
Well, hey, it's a religion forum...if you want to make it your ongoing biz to judge people inwardly...have at it...psycho-analyze complete strangers all you want...superimpose all the ill motives you wish...
My Mormon relatives and friends are wonderful people...spiritually confused...yet as I've repeatedly said on FR threads, they are of tremendous value to our Lord...
I've also repeatedly said that the apostle Paul mentioned that we don't fight vs. flesh and blood...our enemies are the forces of darkness.
So I don't consider Mormons -- or you -- an "enemy."
Falsehoods...deceptions...that's what we oppose...
ISMs can be separated and held up for derision...elsewise, we wouldn't have Psalms like Psalm 2, would we: 1 Why do the nations conspire and the peoples plot in vain? 2 The kings of the earth rise up and the rulers band together against the LORD and against his anointed, saying, 3 “Let us break their chains and throw off their shackles.” 4 The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord scoffs at them.
By your logic, the Lord's ridicule of conspiracy-ISMs is an "attack" upon certain kings and rulers who should be embraced by your no "further wedge" theology!
can just feel the love of Christ oozing for your fellow man there. Is it in your Bible where Jesus called those who were incorrect about Him and the Father, insane or morons? It sure isn't in mine. You are wrong, and you are attempting to use the Bible to justify your anger and dislike for people. You sir will be judged for that unless you repent.
Tell you what, VP...read what the apostle Paul said about spiritual "wolves" he warned about in Acts 20:29-31:
"I know that after I leave, SAVAGE WOLVES will come in among you and will not spare the flock. Even from your own number men will arise and distort the truth in order to draw away disciples after them. So be on your guard! Remember that for three years I never stopped warning each of you night and day with tears." (Acts 20:29-31)
Did you notice, VP, that Paul said he warned the church in Ephesus for three years night & day about these truth-distorters?
By reading the above, at least you're now equipped to properly preach, scold and lecture the apostle Paul when you get to heaven...
I can see that scenario now:
VpintheAk to the apostle Paul in heaven: "Paul, Let me speak the Truth in love to you...When you called those 'other shepherds' 'savage wolves'...Wow, Paul...I just felt the love of Christ oozing for your fellow man there...Was it in your Old Testament where God called those who were incorrect about Him 'savage wolves?' It sure isn't in mine. You are wrong, Paul, and you attempted to use that platform to justify your anger and dislike for people. I hope God hasn't judged you too harshly, Paul...or that you repented of that before you died."
VP, you may not have a shepherd's heart -- like the apostle Paul did...
...you may not care about truth distorters -- those who draw away disciples from the Christian churches in your area...
...nobody can force you to care...
...but at the very least, you could consider your role as a potential schismatic in trying to cause division within the Wider Body of Christ as you go on the attack and openly judge other Christians.
Matthew 15:16
"Are you still so dull?" Jesus asked them.
Mark 7:26-27
26. The woman was a Greek, born in Syrian Phoenicia. She begged Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter.
27. "First let the children eat all they want," he told her, "for it is not right to take the children's bread and toss it to their dogs."