Oh oh...I smell a rabbit trail...............don't follow that one,
Please? lee
On Wed, 18 Apr 2001 13:46:41 -0500 Foster Dealing
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Rick,
>
> I was specifically adressing Jill's comment about supporting
> Tracey.
> If Tracey is not willing to forgive Kevin, then is Jesus calling on
> us to
> support her in her disobedience??
>
> Foster
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rick Carr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 1:40 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: Support for Jill
>
>
> Jill,
> I agree with Rick A. Sit tight sister! You're reply to Foster was
> right
> on! "Foster says it's more important that I support what Jesus
> says. As
> if I don't."
> That's exactly how he came across, and he was way out of line. I
> applaud
> you're courage to speak up and express how you felt. That is so
> much a
> part of what HC is about. No, neither this list, nor HC in general
> will
> pick apart everything you say. But there will be some individuals
> in both
> those settings who might. I'd encourage you to respond just as you
> did in
> this situation. Remember how much God loves you -- you are
> __accepted__
> in the beloved! (Eph.1); and remember how much your husband loves
> you!
> Thirty-one years! That's wonderful. You must be a very precious
> lady to
> have a man who cherishes you like that. So, when someone comes
> along who
> appears to be putting you down, rather than remembering Mom & those
> pastors
> & elders who didn't know diddly, remember your Father & your husband
> -- the
> ones who know you best, love you most!
>
> When you speak up as you did and share honestly how you feel, it
> opens the
> possibility of dialogue that _will_ prove healing if all involved
> are
> _truly_ seeking Him first as you are. It makes possible the kind
> of
> lasting, supporting relationships that we hope to experience in HC.
>
> Rick C.
> Col.2:6
> Newcastle, OK
> www.rickcarrphotography.com
>
> Rick A wrote:
> > Jill,
> > You just sit tight sister - don't unsubscribe - you are in the
> right
> > place.
> Jill wrote:
> > ....Maybe it wasn't just Kevin. Maybe this list and HC in general
> will
> > pick apart everything I say, just like Kevin did. Your post,
> Foster,
> > sounded just like Kevin. I like to read Christian fiction; Kevin
> says
> > it's dangerous. I show support for a Christian sister who has a
> tough
> > job moderating this list and making sure it serves its purpose;
> Foster
> > says it's more important that I support what Jesus says. As if I
> > don't.
> >
> > Feel aweful with a tightness in my throat even though I'm just
> seeing
> > words on a screen. I don't need this, believe me. My mother
> always
> > put me down. The "elders" and "pastor" in IC put me down because I
> like
> > Christian contemporary music. Now the people on this list. Thank
> God
> > he has given me a husband who has loved me unconditionally for 31
> > years.
> Foster wrote:
> > Jill,>
> > I think it is more important that we support Jesus says, even
> when
> > it is tough...............
> >
>
>
>
>
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