Text 4319, 104 rader
Skriven 2009-04-09 23:43:11 av Joe Bruchis (1:123/789.0)
   Kommentar till text 4308 av Jeff Snyder (1:345/3777.0)
Ärende: HolySmoke Is Unholy
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Jeff Snyder -> All wrote:
 JS> This short message is addressed to fellow believers in Jesus Christ. If
you
 JS> are not a believer in Jesus Christ, then this message will probably offend
 JS> you, and you may not even want to read it.

 JS> I have been following some of the recent comments here in the HOLYSMOKE
 JS> religious debate echo. While I can certainly admire your desire to share
 JS> your
 JS> Christian faith with others here, I must question whether or not it is
 JS> truly a
 JS> worthwhile endeavor, and a wise way to spend your time.

 JS> For the record, when I ran my own FidoNet echo called EDGE_ONLINE -- yes,
I
 JS> personally originated that echo back in the 1990's -- the crowd from the
 JS> HOLYSMOKE echo came over to my echo and mercilessly blasted me again and
 JS> again. Similar to many of the people who populate the HOLYSMOKE echo
today,
 JS> those people who attacked me weren't the least bit interested in the
 JS> truth of
 JS> God's Word. They merely wanted to mock my Christian faith, and engage in
 JS> endless, fruitless, meaningless debate...just as is now occurring in the
 JS> HOLYSMOKE echo. In fact, I recognize some of the very same names from
years
 JS> ago. Not only is it sad to see that they are still doing the same thing
and
 JS> haven't changed a single bit, but it also proves the point that they have
 JS> absolutely no interest whatsoever in embracing faith in Jesus Christ.

 JS> So tell me, brethren in Christ, why are you wasting your time on them?

 JS> Perhaps you may be familiar with the Apostle Jude's comment "earnestly
 JS> contend
 JS> for the faith".

 JS> The Apostle Paul also wrote "be ready always to give an answer to every
man
 JS> that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and
 JS> fear".

 JS> So does this mean that we are purposely supposed to go out and look for
 JS> battles, even amongst those who have no true, sincere interest in our
 JS> Christian faith?

 JS> At first glance, you may think that the answer is "yes"; after all,
 JS> Jesus did
 JS> say "Go ye into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature".
 JS> However, if we look closer at Jesus' own teachings, we discover that the
 JS> Lord
 JS> also said:

 JS> "Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls
 JS> before
 JS> swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend
 JS> you."
 JS> Matthew 7:6, KJV

 JS> You see, that is exactly what some of you are doing right now here in the
 JS> HOLYSMOKE echo. You are casting God's precious, holy Word before
 JS> unbelieving
 JS> swine and dogs. Are they accepting that Word? Not in the least. They are
 JS> trampling God's truth underfoot, and continually mocking you at the same
 JS> time.
 JS> They don't want to turn to Christ, because they are reprobates. They are
 JS> blind
 JS> to the truth of God's Word, and they have hardened their hearts against
 JS> God's
 JS> Spirit.

 JS> So what we see then is that the real to my above answer is a resounding
 JS> "no".
 JS> We are most definitely NOT supposed to waste our time arguing and
disputing
 JS> with people who clearly have no real interest in our faith, other than
 JS> to mock
 JS> it.

 JS> What we can also learn from the previous verses is that what Jude and Paul
 JS> both really meant, is that if people approach us IN SINCERITY and ask us
 JS> about
 JS> our faith, we are supposed to respond to them the best that we are able;
 JS> but,
 JS> we are most definitely not supposed to intentionally place ourselves in
 JS> situations where we are surrounded by unbelieving snakes and vipers, as
 JS> some
 JS> of you have done here in the HOLYSMOKE echo.

Satan is the God of Fidonet. Might you be he?


 JS> I only offer the above advice as a fellow laborer in Christ. You are, of
 JS> course, free to do as you wish, but after seeing how they continually mock
 JS> you, and our faith, I felt that it was time that I said something to you.
I
 JS> hope that you will receive this message in the same spirit of humility in
 JS> which it is being sent.


Many false prophets, just like you, have walked these inner corridors and died.
Flee while you can or you will be bitten on the ass by a wild hog.

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