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Thank you so much, Terry. I don't know you as well
as I should, but I do know you well enough to know that beneath that sort of
rough and gruff surface, you are a softy. You have a heart for our Lord and it
is genuine. I should be better at reassuring you and reminding you that I know
that. We can unite in our mutual love for Jesus Christ, while we work out our
differences in other areas. Praise the Lord.
Bill
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, January 17, 2005 7:06
AM
Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] A couple
thoughts
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 ============================================
Well
said Bill. We are in total agreement on this one. Maybe in time we
can find other common ground.
Terry
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