DAVEH: Welcome back, Bill. You're departure saddened me, but your
return brightens my day! :-)
Bill Taylor wrote:
Out of respect for David Miller and
what he is attempting to convey with his ad hom rule, I am back. After
departing I wrote to David over my concerns that we the Christians on
TT were allowing ourselves to be drawn into the gutter with our
language to each other. I suggested that the Christians on TT would be
willing to accept and impose upon themselves a higher standard of
discourse, considering he whose name we bear. We did not actually get
into how this ought to be implemented, but I did tell David that the
responsibility was his to take the initiative, since TT is his site. I
assured him that his moderator would respect and support his decision
and that the membership would fall in line as it became clear the
reasons for the renewed emphasis upon godly discourse. I am probably a
little more libertarian about the way this should all take place than
David is, but we are both in agreement that the Christians on TT,
having the Spirit of God to guide them, are well equipped to be setting
a godly example for any who may not be naming the name of Christ as
their Lord. Please, let us all agree to govern ourselves and not put
the moderators into a position of having to police our language. I am
serious about the edification thing. It is our vocation to the church
to strengthen and build up our brothers and sisters. If what in
actuality we are doing on a regular basis is tearing each other down,
then we need to repent. May I suggest that we all just take a little
time to reflect upon our own desires for being on TruthTalk. And then
when we have done that, either come back on with a renewed motivation
to glorify the Lord with our language, or out of respect for our Lord,
for David, and for the others on TT, maybe decide to just not come back
on for awhile. Time does seem to have a way of putting things into
perspective.
Your brother,
Bill
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