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Originally posted by robbie carrobiedo you knock on peoples doors???? do you tell them they will not be part of gods kingdom unless they do as you say??? do you tell people taking blood is wrong??? do you tell them being homosexual is wrong??? do you tell them abortion is wrong........................or do you leave it all to your elders???
Sigh I am not in a position of authority, I don't deal with unrepentant wrongdoing, your drooling friend is a leader in the church so no, its not pot calling kettle black as you have erroneously asserted the elders of Jehovahs witnesses go through rigorous training. What training has your friend received, zilch! amounting to, 'don't do it again or you are out', wow.
as soon as a person buys what you are saying you are in a position of authority.
Originally posted by robbie carrobieYou are one of this forum's most vocal critics of fellow posters' morality and behaviour (and own-trumpet-blower while you're at it). You are often scathingly judgemental and even contemptuous of others' principles, especially Christians. Do you ever ask yourself if your 'expediency' forum trade off between being unprincipled and being principled comes at any cost to your own credibility when you criticize others?
Anyone who enters a mele thinking that they will come away clean I think is seriously deluded. I wont say that I am completely unprincipled but certainly I use what may be expedient at the time, its a much more reactionary stance rather than a calculating one.
Originally posted by RBHILLThere was one called "Guns????" about a year ago that had 857 posts. There was another called "Study your Bible to know who God is" back in early 2012 which had 940 posts. Both were started by galveston75.
I think this one has the most post in any topic in the spiritual form. Who will get the 666 post?
Originally posted by stellspalfieWow another EPIC FAIL I am not the authority the Bible stands as the authority. One would have thought this rather obvious, apparently not obvious enough.
do you knock on peoples doors???? do you tell them they will not be part of gods kingdom unless they do as you say??? do you tell people taking blood is wrong??? do you tell them being homosexual is wrong??? do you tell them abortion is wrong........................or do you leave it all to your elders???
as soon as a person buys what you are saying you are in a position of authority.
Originally posted by FMFNo i never give it a moments thought, the difference being that I have a tendency to question a belief based upon its empirical nature, not reducing every single element to that of personality, unlike your bullying friend. Indeed I am noted for questioning the veracity of a translation, of grammatical idiosyncrasy and of refuting outright prejudices like, 'you use a doctored translation', which is a far cry from attacking and targeting personalities.
You are one of this forum's most vocal critics of fellow posters' morality and behaviour (and own-trumpet-blower while you're at it). You are often scathingly judgemental and even contemptuous of others' principles, especially Christians. Do you ever ask yourself if your 'expediency' forum trade off between being unprincipled and being principled comes at any cost to your own credibility when you criticize others?
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-Removed-You were asked under some duress just what you do to preach the goodnews of Gods Kingdom to which we are still waiting for an answer and yet you had the audacity in a disparaging way to seek answers from others about their perspective of the goodnews asking if it pertains to all persons.
You were asked about your method of disseminating the goodnews of Gods Kingdom, we are still waiting for an answer and yet you are disparaging about the efforts of others to reach out with the Good news of Gods Kingdom, despite the fact that it has helped millions of persons. How in fact do you do it we are still left wondering.
In a like manner you were asked how many persons you have removed from your congregation for wrongdoing, we are still waiting for an answer yet you feel it expedient to expose the practices of others. How in fact do you do it we are still left wondering.
You were asked what training you have received in dealing with wrongdoing to which you replied, 'they are told not to do it again or get out', wow, and yet here you are targeting other people in their efforts to actually apply the Biblical principles, questioning their practices when your very own training amounts to, 'don't do it again or get out'. Does that not strike you as rather strange? Your entire understanding of the process of dealing with unrepentant wrongdoers within the congregation amounts to, 'don't do it again or get out' and you are to be found criticizing the practices of others.
you appear to me to be like a rock beneath the water, perfectly content to hide your own practices yet somehow resolved to expose others. Cowardly and insidious.
Originally posted by robbie carrobieSo, if I understand you correctly, you're saying ~ in answer to my question above ~ 'no' you don't give "a moment's thought" to whether your admittedly unprincipled approach undermines your credibility when criticizing the principles of others?
No i never give it a moments thought, the difference being that I have a tendency to question a belief based upon its empirical nature, not reducing every single element to that of personality, unlike your bullying friend. Indeed I am noted for questioning the veracity of a translation, of grammatical idiosyncrasy and of refuting outright prejudice ...[text shortened]... 'you use a doctored translation', which is a far cry from attacking and targeting personalities.
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Originally posted by robbie carrobie"Sigh I am not in a position of authority" - robbie
Wow another EPIC FAIL I am not the authority the Bible stands as the authority. One would have thought this rather obvious, apparently not obvious enough.
you then change to
I am not the authority the Bible stands as the authority - robbie
typical robbie.
notice you said 'not in a position of authority' not 'the authority'. you are because of the nature of what you do putting yourself in a position of authority. the 'EPIC FAIL' is all yours robbie.