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@Suzianne saidNobody is forcing you to sniff my pillows.
No, you're not. You always have to attempt to smother me with advice no one should take from you.
Have you ever considered just ignoring my advice and observations?
May I ask if you are trying to catch up on some schoolyard sassiness that might have been disallowed at an earlier age? That I could understand. Better to get it out of your system, in that case.
But I don't quite remember ever giving my consent to being one of your sparring partners. 😉
@Lionel-Hutz saidDoing okay over there, Lionel/Seitse?
I cannot count the amount of times that His hand, in His mercy, has prevented me from being destroyed. Near death experiences, depression, poverty, and countless heartbreaks that would destroy many. And, still, I continue to make mistakes. And, still, He appears again and saves me. No matter how tired I am, at this stage in my life, I endure by His grace. Faithful, always ...[text shortened]... me, merciful--I simply cannot count the times He reminds me that there is a reason for my existence.
Sorry for my part in the digression that has ensued.
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@Arkturos said@Suzianne
My late Mom was an invalid for the last dozen or so years of her life. She had crippling spinal and leg pain that surgery and pain medications could not fully ameliorate. She lost a lot of muscle mass and her hands were also crippled by arthritis. She spent the last two years of her life in a nursing home (where my late Dad would visit her every day) -- however, halfway thro ...[text shortened]... ou exemplify.
I wonder whether others in that denomination would be embarrassed by your example.
I'd like an explanation or at least a sincere apology from you about bringing my late Mom into this discussion. I imagine my late Dad (whose birthday it still is today in the timezone in which he was born) would also like that.
However, please be advised that at times you seem to be a thoughtless, sarcastic robot running on automatic (perhaps overly influenced by sitcoms or -- heaven forbid! -- some kind of hinterlands, retrograde, isochronic, gay-bar culture?), so I might doubt your sincerity no matter what you write.
On the other side of that: of course I might also wonder why you present yourself to others the way you seem to do, without seeming to recognize that such a presentation isn't really doing you or anyone else any favors.
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@Suzianne, I think it's very interesting that Ghost never had anything to say about this personal attack on me and my late Mom, despite having chided me on a couple of occasions for similar behavior.
@Suzianne said
Ask your mother about it then.
(TBH, I think at times you might be confusing Christianity with sitcom sarcasm.)
@Suzianne saidThat is a difference between us. I don’t believe that there are your rules and God’s, and we have to worry about yours over God’s. His rules apply to all, since He created us, the universe we live in, and has given us what we need to do here and what we should not do. You can correct me using scripture. I’ll acknowledge that if you do, but your philosophy applies to just you.
I know, I get tired of these types too. They have rules, rules and more rules. Then they say, oh, they're not my rules, they're God's rules. They don't realize what they're saying when they say this. It's all about their judgement, which they claim is God's judgement. In my philosophy, they've got some surprises coming.
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@Suzianne saidHave you ever considered just switching off your own accidentally egocentric internal verbal battlebot, even just for a few minutes?
I know, I get tired of these types too. They have rules, rules and more rules. Then they say, oh, they're not my rules, they're God's rules. They don't realize what they're saying when they say this. It's all about their judgement, which they claim is God's judgement. In my philosophy, they've got some surprises coming.
If someone were to offer you a cup of tea, would you kick it into their forehead?
@KellyJay saidAND you unsurprisingly think YOUR way is God's way.
That is a difference between us. I don’t believe that there are your rules and God’s, and we have to worry about yours over God’s. His rules apply to all, since He created us, the universe we live in, and has given us what we need to do here and what we should not do. You can correct me using scripture. I’ll acknowledge that if you do, but your philosophy applies to just you.
This is overt blasphemy.
@Arkturos saidSince you don't believe in God, why don't you just stay out of conversations beyond your depth?
Have you ever considered just switching off your own accidentally egocentric internal verbal battlebot, even just for a few minutes?
If someone were to offer you a cup of tea, would you kick it into their forehead?
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@Arkturos saidWhy don't you include your bizarro comment that prompted my response?
@Suzianne, I think it's very interesting that Ghost never had anything to say about this personal attack on me and my late Mom, despite having chided me on a couple of occasions for similar behavior.
@Suzianne said
Ask your mother about it then.
(TBH, I think at times you might be confusing Christianity with sitcom sarcasm.)
You know, your bizarro comment about the film Psycho?
Because you are trying to paint me as something I am not.
@Suzianne saidWe each are walking out our lives with or without the Lord. I’m not sure why you think when and how you do it is above the rest. That somehow you can look down on others because of how you perceive them. You do so with contempt. That is judging, and it is also comparing yourself to others with you being the standard of perfection, not the Lord. If you look at yourself and others in the light of Jesus Christ, you should know that none of us is perfect; we are all flawed. Therefore, saying (we) are doing it better than someone else is arrogant and suggests, unsurprisingly, that our way is best. Jesus is the Way, not us.
AND you unsurprisingly think YOUR way is God's way.
This is overt blasphemy.
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@Arkturos saidStop it. Just stop it.
@Suzianne
I'd like an explanation or at least a sincere apology from you about bringing my late Mom into this discussion. I imagine my late Dad (whose birthday it still is today in the timezone in which he was born) would also like that.
However, please be advised that at times you seem to be a thoughtless, sarcastic robot running on automatic (perhaps overly influence ...[text shortened]... hout seeming to recognize that such a presentation isn't really doing you or anyone else any favors.
You're acting like a four-year-old.
This isn't the first time you've posted portions of this same post, without posting your side of the conversation that prompted my response, nor that my response was entirely based on your comment and I had no prior knowledge of your mom or your situation.
And yet, you have chosen to irresponsibly attack me here for some reason, despite my long-standing reputation as gay-friendly (which you have totally rejected, and then claim I am not LGBTQ+ friendly, despite my being a bona-fide member of that community).
"On the other side of that: of course I might also wonder why you present yourself to others the way you seem to do, without seeming to recognize that such a presentation isn't really doing you or anyone else any favors."
And yet you wonder why I call you a flaming hypocrite.