Yes, I do sneer, at all lies. I do not believe her blessings. I do believe they are used as sarcastic responses and are disingenuous, at the least.
1 John 4: 7 3 Beloved, let us love one another, because love is of God; everyone who loves is begotten by God and knows God. 8 Whoever is without love does not know God, for God is love. 9 In this way the love of God was revealed to us: God sent his only Son into the world so that we might have life through him. 10 In this is love: not that we have loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as expiation for our sins.
11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we also must love one another. 12 No one has ever seen God. Yet, if we love one another, God remains in us, and his love is brought to perfection in us. 13 4 This is how we know that we remain in him and he in us, that he has given us of his Spirit. 14 Moreover, we have seen and testify that the Father sent his Son as savior of the world. 15 Whoever acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God remains in him and he in God. 16 We have come to know and to believe in the love God has for us. God is love, and whoever remains in love remains in God and God in him. 17 In this is love brought to perfection among us, that we have confidence on the day of judgment because as he is, so are we in this world. 18 There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear because fear has to do with punishment, and so one who fears is not yet perfect in love.
19 We love because he first loved us. 20 If anyone says, "I love God," but hates his brother, he is a liar; for whoever does not love a brother whom he has seen cannot love God 5 whom he has not seen. 21 This is the commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother.
I am in no danger of judgment. Anyone can go look at this person's posts and see the sarcasm dripping off every one of her "blessings".
Philippians 1: 9 And this is my prayer: that your love may increase ever more and more in knowledge and every kind of perception, 10 to discern what is of value, so that you may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, 11 filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ for the glory and praise of God.
Give up the hate that drips from your posts.
Religion Moderator, some personal remarks follow. You may want to delete this post.
I’m not upset with NGZ. I’ve been known to make a number of sharp remarks in the past, and I am not innocent, so it may be understandable that NGZ does not think I am sincere.
At one time, I thought Alamo-Girl was insincere and posted that. So, again, I state that I am not innocent and do not blame NGZ. But I was sincere, and still am, in my prayers.
Part of why I opus’ed last Nov. 5 was to get away from the really ugly posts here on open threads. That’s what I meant about saying, above, that the open threads can be an occasion of sin, or even just a near occasion of sin.
So. I think I’ll spend the evening reading. It will be much more pleasant. I am, to put it mildly, sick and tired of this dreadful thread.
Some really excellent posts on it, some that have been very uplifting. I may check in later so there’s not so much to catch up on, tomorrow.
NGR, even though you are mistaken, I understand why you posted what you did, to me. Again, may God bless you in all ways, with peace and safety, with love and laughter, in the Holy Name of Christ my Savior, I pray this for you, and for everyone on the thread.
Oh—Alamo-Girl, I am sorry I didn’t accept your blessing way back when. Please accept mine.
Now I will go read before something else happens. Better to do something else.
Mark, thanks very much, but I couldn’t let you defend me.