...” we should examine ourselves and our attitudes toward them and others. To pray that God gives us the wisdom, kindness and gentleness to deal with those...”
Well, since Douglas advocates that we “examine ourselves and our attitudes” and to seek “kindness and gentleness” as representative of our FR expressions, let's begin by inventorying this article for such kind & gentle attitudes modeled for us within this vanity, shall we?
* Pegged as “Ravenous wolves”: DouglasKC: ”These ravenous wolves exist in life. And they exist here in the religious forum of FreeRepublic.”
* Model of “civility” re: how to describe those you disagree with on the Religion Forum here: DouglasKC: “Really all the wolves can do is sit just outside the flock, snarling, biting and snapping at us.”
(Taking rapid notations here on “cleared” “civil” descriptors for future FR usage! Thanks, Doug!)
* Extended “workshop” notes on “Civility 101”: How to not only reference your fellow FREEPERs as “Animalistic,” but be rather descriptive about it!: DouglasKC: ”They behave like animals as all Christians did before becoming Christians.”
* And: ”He will show them that they are only pretending to be sheep and they will realize their animal nature and be ashamed. And then Christ will show them HOW to become sheep.
* And: ”They can't address others with whom they disagree without snarling, spitting and insulting. They bare their teeth and pretend that their animal nature is...”
(Hmmm...and all along I thought sheep were animals, too...interesting...learn something new here all the time!)
Internal motive-judging: DouglasKC: ”Really all the wolves can do is sit just outside the flock, snarling, biting and snapping at us. And maybe that's why they're bitter and angry. They realize that they're not real sheep. They envy that the sheep have real faith in their shepherd ”
* And: ”The purpose isn't to defend their own faith which often is hidden or not evident. The purpose is to satisfy their hunger for division, acrimony and blood.”
(Aside from somehow arriving at being an “expert” on the “purposes” of FREEPERs' internal motivations & mission-mindedness, See post #173 for How to “Disqualify That Opinion” per the arguments of liberals by accusing others of sounding “angry”)
* Openly Judged Before ALL: DouglasKC: ”These impostors? These fake Christians?”
* And: ”They realize that they're not real sheep.”
(Well, never mind Jesus having to sort out the sheep and goats as per Matthew 25 future prophesy about that...it appears Douglas went ahead & got 'er done!)
* Behavior Judged: DouglasKC: ”...their rude, crude and unChristian behavior”
(Oh, you mean like NONE of the above, right?)
Internal motive-judging
***From the Religion Moderator’s home page
Forms of “making it personal” include mind reading, attributing motive
http://www.freerepublic.com/~religionmoderator/
It would appear that this entire thread started out as a “making it personal” vanity. It’s probably doomed. Perhaps the best we can hope for is that it will be locked rather than pulled.
Details, details......
It’s kind of the mote and beam thing, isn’t it?