i appreciate the fact that no one bothered to read what i wrote on my last thread. nowhere did i condem anyone or judge yet when i mention something is wrong everyone says oooh thats judging that person. YOU NEED TO OPEN YOUR EYES and read the words on the screen. how can i judge anyone? i used to deal 10's of thousands of dollars of drugs each month and live with a girl out of wedlock and do all kinds of horrible unspeakable things just 5 years back but the Lord delivered me from all of that and i dont turn back ever.

oneel, the only verses ive ever seen you quote on this site have to do with not judging others... maybe you should try reading the rest of the Bible... you might be surprised what you find. check out the one on expelling the immoral brother...

and lets get one thing straight. im not leaving out of anger. im leaving because im grieved by what is going on here. im SICK to my stomach, i feel like i want to puke.

but please be clear on this im not angry.

as for now and the foreseeable future, goodbye tf. i will pray for a revival here and for eyes to be opened and hearts to be changed.

Sorry bro, but you are:

Apparently, very easily. Please, drop the "I'm innocent" attitude.


And yet, you forgot your first love and how he loves those who have not found him yet and who are still working on their own faith.




Again... judging. You want some more? What about your rampent materialism. You have a perfectly good Spyder. You just sold it for a NEW version. You have to have EVERY SINGLE tech gadget out there. Just about every month, there's something NEW you want us to pray for you about so you can purchase it. That's NOT what is Biblical. Period.

Through out your posts, I see major problems with your ability to discern things of a spiritual nature. Where is your spiritual maturity? Why should we listen to you if you can't even get some of the most basic aspects of the faith correct?


Let's get this straight, the reason you are grieved is not because of the sin here, but because of the sin in your own life regarding your condemnation of others, your lack of discernment and your rampant materialism.

No, but your heart is guilty and greiving and I know it.


I hope and pray that your eyes will be opened as well. You can pray for revival, I just want to pray for you as an individual. That is after all, Christ's model.

Can you delete threads, Dave?

Rodimus, for someone who's leaving, you sure are sticking around a bit.

A word of encouragement if you're reading this on approaching situations like this in the future. Psalm 73:14-18, the writer deals with 'the wicked' that he sees around him and is, well, pissed off that they are succeeding. Instead of turning to the community for comfort or for venting his hurt, he instead turns to a God that loves him and provides him answers.

I think it applies here too. Too often, the temptation within Christian communities is to leave 'hurt' or 'angry' or 'self righteous'. I would encourage you that if you really wanted to leave to: 1) be purposeful in your prayer for the tastyfresh community and 2) seek reconciliation with the people that have angered you. If you don't leave well and take this into your church or your face-to-face community that you're a part of it, it can hurt them too. One day, somebody's going to anger you there too and if you're used to leaving angry then you're going to do so.

I guess what I'm trying to say is this - you're not going to find answers lurking around a thread in a community you don't want to be a part of and are angry at. You'll ultimately find answers leaving and turning to a God that wants to give you those answers and take your anger from you.

Much Love,

--Pete

p.s. Please don't PM either; this is a public conversation and needs to remain so. Private PMs do nothing to resolve what has started.

Okay now I think everyone needs to give it a rest.  Seriously.

agreed

Does you llama have an eye patch, or is that his nose?