There was no ATTACK of any sister in my 'seeing'. There certainly is NO MERIT WHATSOEVER IN PURSUING THIS FURTHER. Get yourself a megaphone and......
----- Original Message ----- From: "David Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: April 02, 2005 11:12 Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Eternal Judgment > John wrote: > > How many times did I correct Judy prior to my complaint? > > Once. > > I received Judy's first post with the "comfortable in sin" phrase on March > 27, 2005 at 2:57 pm. On March 28, 2005 at 8:19 am, I received a post from > you where you declared that Judy had completely rejected the gospel. You > said that she had no clue about faith being reckoned as righteousness and > that she was ever knowing and never learning. On the same day, I received a > post from Judy at 11:52 am where she explains how she is not comfortable > with sin and that something is wrong with the concept of being comfortable > in sin. She explained that a person is doubleminded if he thinks himself to > be righteous while at the same time is comfortable with sin. On 1:01 pm on > the same date, I received a post from you where you started to complain > about her phrase "comfortable in sin." You declared Judy to be dishonest > and to be someone with whom you did not want to continue a discussion. > > John wrote: > > If you can count to five, you will have a chance at getting the right > > answer > > Count again, John. > > John wrote: > > Judy Taylor uses three very specific words and in > > this order "comfortable with sin." Where did she > > get this specific wording? > > Hint: from a post I had sent to Terry before Judy stuck > > her nose into the thread. She is using my very words -- > > quoting, if you will. > > If she was using your very words, then why are you complaining? She did not > use your specific words. She read your phrase about being comfortable with > a person keeping their sin and she abbreviated it to the idea of a person > being comfortable with sin and a person being comfortable in sin. Her logic > to do so was fine, but at this point, you felt that your position was being > misrepresented, but more than that, you started accusing her of misquoting > you. You keep vascilating back and forth from arguing that she used your > very words to arguing that she misquoted you. You can't have it both ways, > John. > > John wrote: > > How many times does one have to ignore and offer > > correction before the other becomes obvious in his/her > > offensive behavior? > > I'm sure Judy is wondering this the same as I do. How long do we ignore and > offer correction toward you before you become obvious in your offensive > behavior? I would say we need to be upfront and speak what is on our minds. > In other words, stop ignoring. Correct in the spirit of love and meekness. > > John wrote: > > Why has she refused to acknolwdge her "misunderstanding?" > > I find it nowhere in print. > > Because as it has now become clear, she is not misunderstanding. Judy has > exposed the deception under which you and Gary are operating. > > John wrote: > > Why have you, David, decided to waste time in dealing > > with an issue that is of no ultimate merit? > > There is ultimate merit in this issue. First, there is the merit of > understanding the truth. Second, there is the sister who has been attacked > and deserves some defense when she is in the right. Third, there is the > problem of self deception that needs to be exposed in you. Fourth, judgment > comes upon those who bear false witness and offends one of these little > ones. Therefore, it behooves us to warn them of their error if per chance > God gives them opportunity to repent. > > John wrote: > > I have a right to complain of misrepresentation and > > misquotation if that is what I think took place. > > Of course you do, but if you are shown to be mistaken and you cannot prove > that she misquoted you, then you need to apologize for the false accusation. > > John wrote: > > I have a right to continue in that complaint when the > > offending person refuses to acknowledge my several > > explanations. > > There should be a limit to how often you continue to complain. At some > point, both have spoken their mind. Also, when you are shown to be in the > wrong, you should be humble enough and gracious enough to admit it > (especially when you are harping about grace so much!). > > John wrote: > > I have (perhaps) a duty to continue the complaint when the > > offender selects a phrase from my post, divests that phrase > > from the written and immediate context, and pursues her/his > > negativity. > > You should perhaps consider that you are perpetuating the negativity by not > hearing this dear Christian sister. If you agree with Judy's > uncomfortableness with sin, then you should be agreeing with her expression > of this instead of being offended because she understands your > comfortableness with the rigtheous keeping their sin as being abhorrent. > > Peace be with you. > David Miller. > > > ---------- > "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." 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