For the edification of the members:
Eph 4:29 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.
Eph 4:30 And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.
Eph 4:31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
Eph 4:32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
IMHO, I have done nothing to warrant such instruction, having no malice in my heart, and no intention to purposefully exasperate you or any other, as I believe my posts here will confirm.
Love, a certain Apostle said, rejoices not at evil but rejoices in the Good.
Wisdom, indeed.
I know you were SORT of kidding, [...]
I was fully and completely kidding, yanking your chain, pulling your leg... I am sorry you found cause to take offense. I assumed your natural sense of humor (which I do admire) would prevail, but I guess it is my fault, as I neglected to insert a [*wink*] or a [/sarc] tag for the humor impaired. :)
but I still think it's worth considering. I know I'M trying to offer my alleged act to God for Him to clean up for me and for the brethren
Certainly a commendable course, though I believe you to be finding fault where none exists. There will always be contention, especially on the subject of Marianism. I think that the only alternative is to quit posting things that are likely to exasperate- Such would be unfortunate IMHO, as all we would be left with is EC (Ecumenically Correct), plastic bannana, happy birthday posts where we can join hands and sway peacefully to the midi generated strains of KumBaYa.
Pure truth is never contentious, my FRiend, but the road toward that truth certainly is, and harsh, and even painful at times.
In my defense I will say that if one is engaged in a real fight, and someone playfully makes a feint, that someone is likely to end up with a bloody nose.
But I regret responding tartly to a joke. My other excuses would have to do with insufficient PPM caffeine in the cerebral blood supply, male menopause, and sin.
Oh wait, sin is not an excuse. Darn.