[Alamo-Girl]

Petronski, dear Petronski, I cannot stop using the term “dear” because of the premise you used in making the original request at post 977:

P.S.: You can stop calling me dear. It’s creepy and fake.

It is not fake.

If a member of our family, a brother or child or parent, came up to us and said “Don’t keep saying you love me. You don’t mean it.” we most likely would not say “Okey dokie.” but instead “To the contrary, I love you truly. Truly I do.”

You are Christian and so am I. You and I are members of the same family and I shall treat you that way, as my brother in Christ.

For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother. – Matthew 12:50

For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. - Romans 8:15

And terms of endearment are not creepy.

God is love. And it is God’s will that we love one another and reveal our love for one another for all to see.

Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. – I John 4:7-8

A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all [men] know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another. – John 13:34-35

Greet all the brethren with an holy kiss. - I Thessalonians 5:26

Of course, you could resubmit the original request under color of a different premise.

But the original words “creepy” and “fake” remain – they cannot be undone. They are your words, and our words come from the abundance of our hearts.

A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh. - Luke 6:45

And for that reason, I cannot back down. I must make it abundantly clear that "I love you truly. Truly I do."

God's will trumps all else.

If you ask me not to post to you at all, I will comply. But I will never deny you.

To God be the glory!

[Petronski]

Since I have made it clear to you that it is creepy to me, and you refuse to stop, I have no choice but to refer to you as Creep.

Have a nice day, Creep.

[Quix]

Masterfully put; yet again.

[Petronski]

Creepy and fake are perfectly accurate.

Your reference to me as dear is like the sweaty bald guy at the airport with the saffron robe and the patchouli stink trying to give me a posy and a hug for the love of Krishna.

If you cannot lay off the creepy fake greetings, do not post to me at all.

[1000 silverlings]

Have a nice day, Creep.

Unbelievable

[Dr. Eckleburg]

What a profound example of Christian love. What you are doing is not easy. In fact, some days it's darn near impossible due to our short tempers and defensive natures and self-glorifying egos.

Telling the truth should not make Christians enemies of each other. It should encourage us to seek more of God's truth.

"Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world:

But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,

To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.

And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.

Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.

Howbeit then, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them which by nature are no gods.

But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage?

Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years.

I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labour in vain.

Brethren, I beseech you, be as I am; for I am as ye are: ye have not injured me at all...

Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?" -- Galatians 4:3-12,16

[Marysecretary]

What a beautiful and gracious reply, dear AG. You indeed are a saint.