Maybe I should have used the word hope instead. And a lot of my thinking came from an assumption made from the title of this forum (TT). I assumed that people on this forum wanted to put the bickering spirit aside and cling to the spirit of truth.
Suzy --- Lance Muir <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Serious question: Why? I ask as I wouldn't think > that. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Susan Petersen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: November 19, 2004 14:40 > Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Two Covenants? > > > > I know that a lot of churches have this symptom. > But I > > would like to think that this group could hold to > a > > higher standard. > > > > Suzy > > > > --- Lance Muir <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Well said! By the by there's none of this in > what > > > church? > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Susan Petersen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: November 19, 2004 11:50 > > > Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Two Covenants? > > > > > > > > > > When I signed up for Truth talk I was under > the > > > > impression that we would be talking about the > > > > Truth(God's Word). And we have done that a > little. > > > But > > > > lately my inbox has been filled with fighting > and > > > > sarcastic remarks going back and forth to one > > > another. > > > > > > > > I am saddened by this. Instead of focussing on > > > God's > > > > Word, there is arguing and tearing down. If we > > > truly > > > > are the body of Christ, we need to start > acting > > > like > > > > it. Please stop the finger pointing. "You did > > > this." > > > > "No, I didn't." or "You meant this." "No, I > > > didn't." > > > > > > > > Let's focus on God's Word! Let's edify each > other > > > like > > > > Bill has commited himself to do. If what you > say > > > does > > > > not build up, don't say it. If you disagree > with > > > > someone tell them with love not with sarcasm. > This > > > is > > > > one I have been working on because I can be > very > > > > sarcastic. It was pointed out to me that > sarcasm > > > > usually tears people down and it is not funny > to > > > the > > > > person on the receiving end no matter where > they > > > live. > > > > > > > > James tells us about the power of the tongue. > We > > > all > > > > (I include myself) need to control our tongue. > > > Chp. 3- > > > > > > > > > > > > Let not many of you become teachers, my > brethren, > > > > knowing that as such we will incur a stricter > > > > judgment. For we all stumble in many ways. If > > > anyone > > > > does not stumble in what he says, he is a > perfect > > > man, > > > > able to bridle the whole body as well. Now if > we > > > put > > > > the bit into the horses' mouths so that they > will > > > obey > > > > us, we direct their entire body as well. Look > at > > > the > > > > ships also, though they are so great and are > > > driven by > > > > strong winds, are still directed by a very > small > > > > rudder wherever the inclination of the pilot > > > desires. > > > > So also the tongue is a small part of the > body, > > > and > > > > yet it boasts of great things. > > > > > > > > See how great a forest is set aflame by such a > > > small > > > > fire! And the tongue is a fire, the very world > of > > > > iniquity; the tongue is set amoung our members > as > > > that > > > > which defiles the entire body, and sets on > fire > > > the > > > > course of our life, and is set on fire by > hell. > > > For > > > > every species of beasts and birds, of reptiles > and > > > > creatures of the sea is tamed and has been > tamed > > > by > > > > the human race. But no one can tame the > tongue; it > > > is > > > > a restless evil and full of deadly poison. > With it > > > we > > > > bless our Lord and Father and with it we curse > > > men, > > > > who have been made in the lieness of God; from > the > > > > same mouth come both blessing and cursing. My > > > > brethren, these things ought not to be this > way. > > > Does > > > > a fountain send out from the same opening both > > > fresh > > > > and bitter water? Can a fig tree, my brethren, > > > produce > > > > olives, or a vine produce figs? Nor can salt > water > > > > produce fresh. > > > > > > > > Who amoung you is wise and understanding? Let > him > > > show > > > > by his good behavior his deeds the the > gentleness > > > of > > > > wisdom. But if you have bitter jealousy and > > > selfish > > > > ambition in your heart, do not be arrogant and > so > > > lie > > > > against the truth. The wisdom is not that > which > > > comes > > > > down from above, but it is earthly, natural, > > > demonic. > > > > For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, > > > there > > > > is disorder and every evil thing. But the > wisdom > > > from > > > > above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, > > > > reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, > > > unwavering, > > > > without hypocricy. And the seed whose fruit is > > > > righteousness is sown in peace by those who > make > > > > peace. > > > > > > > > 1 Corinthians 10:1- If I speak with the > tongues of > > > men > > > > and of angels, but do not have love, I have > become > > > a > > > > noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. > > > > > > > > Ephesians 4:29-5:2 - Let no unwholesome word > > > proceed > > > > from your mouth, but only such a word as is > good > > > for > > > > edification according to the need of the > moment, > > > so > > > > that it will give grace to those who hear. 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