She didn't need to stand up for the Word of God. In fact, I would characterize her "[stand] ... for the Word" very differently. She stood up for her interpretation of the Word of God. And it was the most unusual set of conclusions as I have seen in years -- nest to yours, of course. I hasten to add that this uniqueness, per se, is not nor was not the problem. It was her willingness to impugn the motives and faith of others who disagreed with her interpretation.
So what is this post about?
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 1/28/2005 5:11:05 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Izzy wrote:
>>They weren’t the first to go—Judy is gone, too.
John wote:
>Not before she did her damage.
John, please do not disparage Judy. This only forces me to respond and
defend my sister.
Defend all you want. The very fact that she was reprimanded more than any in recent weeks is evidence of the struggle she had with stating her case without being insulting. You have the same problem - only in a more sophisticated way.
She was not the only problem for our Messianic friends.
Judy did no damage. She stood up for the Word of God. She attempted to
help others reconcile their teachings with the Word of God. She did not
always do that perfectly, but she did as good as any of us in this difficult
process. I miss her presence here.
She didn't need to stand up for the Word of God. In fact, I would characterize her "[stand] ... for the Word" very differently. She stood up for her interpretation of the Word of God. And it was the most unusual set of conclusions as I have seen in years -- nest to yours, of course. I hasten to add that this uniqueness, per se, is not nor was not the problem. It was her willingness to impugn the motives and faith of others who disagreed with her interpretation.
While I'm saying this, I should perhaps also say that I am very disappointed
to learn that Slade has unsubscribed from the list. I was not aware of this
until you had posted this information to the list. I find it very strange
that a moderator of this list would just up and quit like this without
communicating with me. So thank you for alerting me to this change.
He was moderator in name only and he knew this. That was not the only issue, I am sure.
If anyone has an interest in moderating this list, please write to me. My
time is limited and Slade's leaving may necessitate me having to take the
list down at some point in the future.
Good luck with this request. When you, David, drew a line between insulting the teaching and insulting the teacher, you rang the final bell for this forum, in my opinion. Now, all we have to do is upgrade our ability to insult in such a way as to allow for an appeal to this distinction - and all is well. When you denied that this forum was more than simply a discussion group, you flew in the face of reality, I think. There was - for period of time - an obvious sense of brotherhood amonst a majority of those who actually participated. You once made a move to "shun" me in spite of the fact that this was "just a discussion group." That kind of inconsistency does not bode well for the forum or for your sense of leadership.
John
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