Using the Bible to insult people

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13 Feb 16 08:56

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19 Feb 16 23:49

Originally posted by FMF
I think you have your tongue in your cheek, surely. josephw's post on page 2 is counterattacking, forum-combat blather.

This is exactly what triggered the citing of James 4:4 ...

Thread 167360 pages 13-15

[b]Grampy Bobby: You, Sir Seitse, .... Once upon a time you were an asset to this public forum.
wolfgang59: And so were you. ...[text shortened]... hly personalized point scoring on a message board is not a proper use to which to put the Bible?[/b]

I'm glad you've turned up to hold divegeester's hand, FMF. He's got himself in a right old flap.

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19 Feb 16 23:55

Originally posted by Startreader
I'm glad you've turned up to hold divegeester's hand, FMF. He's got himself in a right old flap.

You're dodging the content of the post you're replying to. Yet again.

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19 Feb 16 23:59

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20 Feb 16 00:09

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I hasten to add that I don’t claim perfection or “sinlessness” in any of that. But it is far closer to my personal religious views (outside of some Sufis) than any claim to this or that label. I just still find it more natural to express myself within a “Christic” framework than others.

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20 Feb 16 00:10

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If I recall correctly, the only difference of opinion josephw and divegeester have over Christian doctrine is the Trinity. Am I right? Aside from that, josephw - like divegeester - does not believe unbelievers are tortured for eternity. I don't see any evidence of divegeester "siding with critics of [...] Christian doctrine" - as lemon lime alleged - or being "critical of those who express Christian ideas" - as roigam put it. I see disagreement between Christians. But to use the Bible to try to insult a fellow Christian one disagrees with seems awfully tawdry.

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20 Feb 16 00:13

Originally posted by FMF
You're dodging the content of the post you're replying to. Yet again.

But Divegeester has calmed down and is so much happier now that you're here!

Doesn't that give you a warm glow inside, knowing that you've helped the poor chap?

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20 Feb 16 00:16

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Originally posted by FMF
If I recall correctly, the only difference of opinion josephw and divegeester have over Christian doctrine is the Trinity. Am I right? Aside from that, josephw - like divegeester - does not believe unbelievers are tortured for eternity. I don't see any evidence of divegeester "siding with critics of [...] Christian doctrine" - as lemon lime alleged - or being "c ...[text shortened]... ut to use the Bible to try to insult a fellow Christian one disagrees with seems awfully tawdry.

Yes, it would be tawdry if that's what was happening.

But we've already discussed this. The Bible just is, and a Christian will be only too pleased to be reminded of a passage that seems apt. The normal response would be one of thanks and prayerful consideration, not taking offence and looking for hurts.

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20 Feb 16 01:00

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Originally posted by Startreader
But Divegeester has calmed down and is so much happier now that you're here!

Doesn't that give you a warm glow inside, knowing that you've helped the poor chap?

You're still dodging the content of the post were replying to

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20 Feb 16 01:02

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Yes, it would be tawdry if that's what was happening.

Here you are dodging the content of the post of mine you're replying to again: I talked about the actual doctrinal differences between josephw and divegeester, which are negligible. You simply dodged it.

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20 Feb 16 01:03

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Originally posted by Startreader
You have serious issues. Go and find a counsellor. You need one.

Oh. You've skipped right past "Your chess rating is low" and gone straight for "You have serious issues, go find a counsellor".

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20 Feb 16 09:38

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Originally posted by Startreader
Yes, it would be tawdry if that's what was happening.

But we've already discussed this. The Bible just is, and a Christian will be only too pleased to be reminded of a passage that seems apt. The normal response would be one of thanks and prayerful consideration, not taking offence and looking for hurts.

Yes a classic case of the hypersensitivity of divesgeester to his own sensibilities as there ever was. Joseph has not termed divesgeester an enemy of God and the entire FMF/divesgeester ramshackle of a wagon is falling to pieces.

Divesgeester is on record as attacking other christians when they espouse Biblical values. Here he is in the general forum attacking me for espousing the Bibles stance on homosexuality.

Captain strange - The Jehovah's Witness religion teaches its membership to believe that homosexuality is 'detestable', 'an abomination', 'abhorrent', (see Romans 1:26)

Divesgeester - That's one of the reasons I call it a dangerous pernicious cult.

http://www.timeforchess.com/forum/general/memo.166701/page-216

Oh dear! Divesgeester an enemy of God and the Bible? decide for yourselves.