For me it's anger. I try to get a grip when someone or something makes my temper flare up. That's when the nasty names pop into my head. I don't think that is fruitful, satisfying, but not fruitful. As you have seen I still get carried away by my temper but am working on it. A reasoned response is a good response. I'm just not capable of it all the time!
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For me it's anger. I try to get a grip when someone or something makes my temper flare up. That's when the nasty names pop into my head. I don't think that is fruitful, satisfying, but not fruitful. As you have seen I still get carried away by my temper but am working on it. A reasoned response is a good response. I'm just not capable of it all the time!
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Inzl, you are absolutely one of a kind! I'm so glad you're here!:thumb:
rainee
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No offense Lon but he probably doesn't think that is a great idea.
Do you want to be Superman in you avatar?
But I've seen some great posts of yours - why would that one be thought of as one of them, if I might ask? I know, just tell me not my bizz.
Obviously Knight's weakness is the spacetime continuum and how God works in and out of that. Yes?
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Was all tongue-in-cheek rainee. Maybe I need to work harder on my comic delivery...
...or not post after 10PM
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king david
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Why didn't King David execute his son Amnon for raping his daughter Tamar. And why didn't he the execute Absalom for the avenged murder of Amnon.
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Why didn't King David execute his son Amnon for raping his daughter Tamar. And why didn't he the execute Absalom for the avenged murder of Amnon.
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Dear Knight
There's this guy I know at work who claims to be a Christian, but he has a reputation for unChristian behavior. He's been caught telling lies about me to other people. When I've tried to get him to explain himself, he won't. Lately he tells me that he's forgiven me and wishes I would forgive him, but he won't face up to the false witness he's borne against me. His friends, most of whom are atheists and homosexual-lovers, think I should let it drop.
What do you think?
Would a real Christian act the way he did?
Can true repentance come without facing up to your sin?
Can forgiveness be given to someone who won't acknowledge their sin?
Should I try to correct him?
Or should I shake the dust from my feet and shun him?
There's this guy I know at work who claims to be a Christian, but he has a reputation for unChristian behavior. He's been caught telling lies about me to other people. When I've tried to get him to explain himself, he won't. Lately he tells me that he's forgiven me and wishes I would forgive him, but he won't face up to the false witness he's borne against me. His friends, most of whom are atheists and homosexual-lovers, think I should let it drop.
What do you think?
Would a real Christian act the way he did?
Can true repentance come without facing up to your sin?
Can forgiveness be given to someone who won't acknowledge their sin?
Should I try to correct him?
Or should I shake the dust from my feet and shun him?
Let me guess... he's a lawyer?
Possibly. While you can often spot a Christian by their fruit you can't always determine that a person ISN'T a Christian by the fruit. Although, you could always give them the benefit of the doubt and assume they are not a Christian.
I don't think so.
No.
There comes a point when you can end up doing more harm than good.
There comes a point when all that can be said... has been said. Then it's time to move on or try another strategy.
some other dude
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No, this guy pretends to be a biology teacher from Texas.
Thanks for your sage advice. :thumb:
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