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Right over your head brother. Are there Muslims here? Or other Christians?

If a "Christian" said to kill everyone who wasn't a Christian would it change anything? (See historical Catholic church). If a "Christian" made a homosexual man a pastor would it change anything? (See many modern day "Christian" churches).

Now, the fact os this is a Christian forum where a member says they hate God. So, what is your point? My correction should of gone much better here if "Christians" are actualky following the word of God, especially to listen to corrections.
 
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If a "Christian" said to kill everyone who wasn't a Christian would it change anything? (See historical Catholic church). If a "Christian" made a homosexual man a pastor would it change anything? (See many modern day "Christian" churches).

Now, the fact os this is a Christian forum where a member says they hate God. So, what is your point? My correction should of gone much better here if "Christians" are actualky following the word of God, especially to listen to corrections.

The problem with your logic is that it doesn't follow Christ's ways. Christ dies for the sinner put you put the sinner to death!

To preach His love as obedience to His law doesn't allow sin but brings the sinner before the throne of grace where they belong, not in the grave, where you bash them without mercy nor grace with your loveless legalism and your destructive logic.

However when a sinner meets up with God's grace they more often than not despise themselves sinners and repent from their sins.

Now Jesus says by the fruits you will recognize the tree, this is true in this case as well. For your comments have infuriated those already hurting satan's lies and driven them even further away from God than they were before your blunt words cut them off as sinners instead of offered them grace like Christ would want us to.

You turn God into the accuser dragon and God's grace into a blood bath and you still think you got it right. However where in Scripture does it say Jesus has to die twice? It doesn't rather the opposite. So please if you feel the need to preach and correct people then make sure you tow the line yourself and don't yield the sword to cut down those destined to die rather than let Jesus save them undeserved like you yourself claim to have been.

So please go elsewhere and preach your blend of of repentance elsewhere instead of hassle those who try to enter the kingdom but are hindered by suffering and pain and the lies satan has brought onto their ways.

Now please brother go and learn what it means when the Word says - God desires mercy not sacrifice - and when you find the answer to that come back and help us here bring people out of their darkness into His marvelous light. For surely we are not fighting flesh and blood but the spiritual forces of darkness and I'm sorry to say you haven't demonstrated much light in your answers or brought any good fruit on the table.

Rather you have driven the hurting ones away - you never even offered them a glass of water - but whipped them with your legalistic demands instead. Go please go somewhere else and debate your sin theories, this forum is to support those who are hurting, not trample them as you have been doing.

You should be utterly ashamed of yourself.
 
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OP: This comment is not directed at you but at Jeshu's misunderstanding. My original comment in this thread was intended to make you start using your mind more than your emotions. I am sorry there is so much misunderstanding, but we are in the end days with many false teachers teaching unlawfullness.

@Jeshu, for some strange reason it won't let me quote you.

You say that telling someone tbey are wrong to do something is not biblical? This is your religion speaking, not the word of God. How do I know? By folliwing the bible's teachings.

Matthew 7:21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?’ 23 Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’

Refute that.

Luke 13:24 Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.

Refute that.

Acts 14:22 Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.

Refute that.

Matthew 5:20 For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.

Revelation 22:14 Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.

Refute that.

I am absolutely positive that you have read many, many verses saying willful sinners will not enter heaven. The difference between you and me is that I actually believe them.

Now, I am also quite sure you know many verses that you think refute this (we are saved by grace, not by works). The thing is, the bible does not contradict itself, ever. If the bible seems to contradict itself it doesn't, it is your understanding of the bible that is in contradiction.
 
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OP: This comment is not directed at you but at Jeshu's misunderstanding. My original comment in this thread was intended to make you start using your mind more than your emotions. I am sorry there is so much misunderstanding, but we are in the end days with many false teachers teaching unlawfullness.

@Jeshu, for some strange reason it won't let me quote you.

You say that telling someone tbey are wrong to do something is not biblical? This is your religion speaking, not the word of God. How do I know? By folliwing the bible's teachings.

Matthew 7:21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?’ 23 Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’

Refute that.

Luke 13:24 Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.

Refute that.

Acts 14:22 Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.

Refute that.

Matthew 5:20 For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.

Revelation 22:14 Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.

Refute that.

I am absolutely positive that you have read many, many verses saying willful sinners will not enter heaven. The difference between you and me is that I actually believe them.

Now, I am also quite sure you know many verses that you think refute this (we are saved by grace, not by works). The thing is, the bible does not contradict itself, ever. If the bible seems to contradict itself it doesn't, it is your understanding of the bible that is in contradiction.

See this is where you are so blind! You believe that loving means we permit sin but that is no sense. Anyone ho is touched by Christ dies to sin, it is being touched by Christ that it is ab\out. Now you demand repentance before you bring the light but claim that is the way to get to know Him, however the Scripture preaches the light first. So God's grace comes first. Love is above all and then the truth will fall into place. Not law and than we earn love, but a loving law - that is what we are after Jesus Christ!

So if you claim that anyone one here permits sin by lovingly and graciously helping those who are deceived and hurting it then you are the one who is sowing more deception not those who do the loving.

You come to bible bash us but we come here to give each other a helping hand. Not only do you offend the law of God and distort His word and bring false teachings You offend the rules of this forum and have been doing that a bit when you write to hurting people you best be well aware of that!

Now to prove you wrong please start at the beginning of this thread and reread everything that has been written and note what people say and then listen!

Please listen and then when you hear and see their pain, and why they say what they say, and how true it is what they say and how much their truth hurts, and then ask God for His compassionate love and grace to direct you through the word and tell you what text to use for building up not tearing down.

Please brother this is the last time I want to have to remind you, this is a support forum, not a place to bible bash people but to give the thirsty a drink, to mourn with those who mourn, to grief with those ho grief and to let people vent their frustrations. To heed the anguish of the lost soul and to seek for a break in satan's armour to win them back for Christ.

For I know that once they meet up with Christ they will gladly leave their lies behind and embrace the truth of His awesome love. Everyone who meets Jesus breaks with sin, or is broken by their sin, all so they can serve Him freely and with love not must or obligation like you love to enforce upon us here.
 
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See this is where you are so blind! You believe that loving means we permit sin but that is no sense. Anyone ho is touched by Christ dies to sin, it is being touched by Christ that it is ab\out. Now you demand repentance before you bring the light but claim that is the way to get to know Him, however the Scripture preaches the light first. So God's grace comes first. Love is above all and then the truth will fall into place. Not law and than we earn love, but a loving law - that is what we are after Jesus Christ!

So if you claim that anyone one here permits sin by lovingly and graciously helping those who are deceived and hurting it then you are the one who is sowing more deception not those who do the loving.

You come to bible bash us but we come here to give each other a helping hand. Not only do you offend the law of God and distort His word and bring false teachings You offend the rules of this forum and have been doing that a bit when you write to hurting people you best be well aware of that!

Now to prove you wrong please start at the beginning of this thread and reread everything that has been written and note what people say and then listen!

Please listen and then when you hear and see their pain, and why they say what they say, and how true it is what they say and how much their truth hurts, and then ask God for His compassionate love and grace to direct you through the word and tell you what text to use for building up not tearing down.

Please brother this is the last time I want to have to remind you, this is a support forum, not a place to bible bash people but to give the thirsty a drink, to mourn with those who mourn, to grief with those ho grief and to let people vent their frustrations. To heed the anguish of the lost soul and to seek for a break in satan's armour to win them back for Christ.

For I know that once they meet up with Christ they will gladly leave their lies behind and embrace the truth of His awesome love. Everyone who meets Jesus breaks with sin, or is broken by their sin, all so they can serve Him freely and with love not must or obligation like you love to enforce upon us here.

Show me, bibically, where telling someone they need to stop hsting God is unbiblical, unloving or hurtful. I will show you bibically where it says I am supposed to do such a thing.

If you talk to people about how bad it is that your car won't stop are you hating on them by suggesting they get new brakes? On the contrary, it would be hateful for you not to. If someone tells you that they eat peach pits is it unloving of you to tell them peach pits contain poison? On the contrary. So, why does it become unloving to correct someone on hurting themselves spirtually? It is not, it would be unloving to not warn them.

The question had not come up about salvation, but depression. Did you not see my comment where I explained how I fought it?

Now, why don't I listen to these people who say I am judging? Because, frankly, they are wrong.

You are sitting here trying to correct me saying it is a sin to correct someone. Think very hard about that, hypocrite by your own words.
 
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Show me, bibically, where telling someone they need to stop hsting God is unbiblical, unloving or hurtful. I will show you bibically where it says I am supposed to do such a thing.

If you talk to people about how bad it is that your car won't stop are you hating on them by suggesting they get new brakes? On the contrary, it would be hateful for you not to. If someone tells you that they eat peach pits is it unloving of you to tell them peach pits contain poison? On the contrary. So, why does it become unloving to correct someone on hurting themselves spirtually? It is not, it would be unloving to not warn them.

The question had not come up about salvation, but depression. Did you not see my comment where I explained how I fought it?

Now, why don't I listen to these people who say I am judging? Because, frankly, they are wrong.

You are sitting here trying to correct me saying it is a sin to correct someone. Think very hard about that, hypocrite by your own words.

That is your problem you are so judgmental you lack love!!! God is love. We begin there and then we proceed.

who is calling me a hypocrite? For what reason are you using words like that? is this a slinging match! Get AWAY FROM HERE BEING LIKE THIS you are a very offensive man.

PLEASE!!!

learn to love people first and then maybe you can correct them along the line the way you go about it.

1 Corinthians 13
 
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My dear boy you love every one? You just called me a hypocrite and satan and you love every one?

Where are your fruits?

I have patiently and calmly tried to show you the errors of your ways. Things you have and are really doing wrong, even now! I could report you for that last mail that is very offensive.

The sad truth is all you have done is drag me through the dirt and followed me around and checked on my posts and made nasty comments on my media and false accusations and assumptions. Is trying to catch your brothers and sisters in netsall you do around here? Or is this all because I dared to correct you at the beginning of this thread and now you have branded me enemy number one?

I am doing nothing bit responding to your comments here. If you wish me to stop responding to your comments then stop responding to mine. Simple enough.

When Peter said not so Jesus and Jesus responded "get behind me satan" are you claiming Jesus did not love Peter? I try to only follow my Lord's example.

Where are my fruits? My friend Jay who was into witchcraft who I led to the Lord. My brother Dan who got into witchcraft and I led back to the Lord. Yes, I had to rebuke them both because I loved them both. I'm sure thete's others but I do not need to justify myself to you or anyone, only God.

Please feel free to report me, I do not mind. I know I have done nothing wrong but state the truth.

As far as follow you around, I check about all new posts. I did not associate your name with that picture. I respond to you like I do anyone.

Now, it is quite simple, if you do not wish me to respond to you in this thread then stop responding to me. I make no promise for other threads.

God bless you.
 
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My dear brother Jim so good to hear that straying people heeded your warnings and turned to Jesus, great you could be an instrument in God's hands there. I love it when people seek out those who don't know Him and God brings them around through their testimony. I'm sure our heavenly Father be proud of you here brother.

However the problem is you may have grown proud because now I reprimand you in the name of love and you scorn me and call me a servant from satan. See if you want to help people but you have no ears to hear and no eyes to see then you best get healed yourself first.

For on the fruit you recognize the tree and on this thread you have been producing some really smelly stuff but stubbornly refuse to acknowledge that.

In the meantime your callous and untrue words have chased people away not brought them to Christ.

For I beg you to understand that I understand why people on the bottom of their pits end up hating God and His truth, for I did as well. However not because I really did hate God but rather that idol I had been serving as God but was a loveless selfish monster without grace, mercy or forgiveness apart of when you pay his price, then he would sell you the land but when you make any wrong move then he comes around and chops your head off. You know that beast as well? Or haven't you bumped into him ever?

For if you don't know unconditional love then you don't know God, and you my dear brother can't even love lost people enough to help them out of their misery but pile on the fuel for the fires of hell instead. Shame on you for teaching judgment instead of mercy.

Now I say let us fist understand who God is. God is love! The is where we must begin. Pure love. To love means we have compassion on lost inners even while they are sinners, like our Heavenly Father and Brother are as well. We all know judgment rest on the sinner - so why would the O.T suffer so badly you think? Because she believes lies and doesn't know the truth, that is why. And you mindlessly enforcing the beast as god demanding she repent and serve that monster doesn't go down well with anyone who knows who the devil is. And you ought to know that satan plays god over the lives of those he deceives.

So me trying to tell people who God really is - unconditional - pure love - a consuming fire of awesomeness which is so holy that sinners eye cannot see Him. That is why they need us to tell and show them what love they are missing out on believing the lies they do. Why should telling people that God is love and not the beast ruling this world be wrong I ask?

So lets leave it at that. You said what you wanted to say. I said what I wanted to say. Let our Lord judge between us and have mercy on both of us and teach us His Ways. It is my daily prayer, so much to learn.
 
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My dear brother Jim so good to hear that straying people heeded your warnings and turned to Jesus, great you could be an instrument in God's hands there. I love it when people seek out those who don't know Him and God brings them around through their testimony. I'm sure our heavenly Father be proud of you here brother.

However the problem is you may have grown proud because now I reprimand you in the name of love and you scorn me and call me a servant from satan. See if you want to help people but you have no ears to hear and no eyes to see then you best get healed yourself first.

For on the fruit you recognize the tree and on this thread you have been producing some really smelly stuff but stubbornly refuse to acknowledge that.

In the meantime your callous and untrue words have chased people away not brought them to Christ.

For I beg you to understand that I understand why people on the bottom of their pits end up hating God and His truth, for I did as well. However not because I really did hate God but rather that idol I had been serving as God but was a loveless selfish monster without grace, mercy or forgiveness apart of when you pay his price, then he would sell you the land but when you make any wrong move then he comes around and chops your head off. You know that beast as well? Or haven't you bumped into him ever?

For if you don't know unconditional love then you don't know God, and you my dear brother can't even love lost people enough to help them out of their misery but pile on the fuel for the fires of hell instead. Shame on you for teaching judgment instead of mercy.

Now I say let us fist understand who God is. God is love! The is where we must begin. Pure love. To love means we have compassion on lost inners even while they are sinners, like our Heavenly Father and Brother are as well. We all know judgment rest on the sinner - so why would the O.T suffer so badly you think? Because she believes lies and doesn't know the truth, that is why. And you mindlessly enforcing the beast as god demanding she repent and serve that monster doesn't go down well with anyone who knows who the devil is. And you ought to know that satan plays god over the lives of those he deceives.

So me trying to tell people who God really is - unconditional - pure love - a consuming fire of awesomeness which is so holy that sinners eye cannot see Him. That is why they need us to tell and show them what love they are missing out on believing the lies they do. Why should telling people that God is love and not the beast ruling this world be wrong I ask?

So lets leave it at that. You said what you wanted to say. I said what I wanted to say. Let our Lord judge between us and have mercy on both of us and teach us His Ways. It is my daily prayer, so much to learn.

Please tell me my "untrue words" because you are calling me a liar. I have done nothing in my responses to the OP but try to help them understand. I understand I said things you would not of. You claiming I am proud for doing so is confusing to me.

Perhaps you, as many were, are offended by my bluntness, I can understand that, I can be quite blunt at times.

I am quite offended by many things you have said, calling me a liar (saying I am saying untrue words is the same as calling me a liar).

I think the biggest problem comes from our different theologied. I am taught in the bible thay salvation is an act of ongoing repentance. The majority of religions teach once saved always saved and so it is my feeling that the majority of the members here also feel that way. This means that I will always, always, try to point out things that can hurt ones salvation.

I do not claim you are unloving in trying to correct me on what you feel is correct.

There was a discussion that had started to develop between the OP and I that was broken off as everyone jumped on their high horse and started yelling. The comment "pity party" was directed to the ones naysaying me, not the OP.

How about this, next time you see a post where I respond to someone why don't you just keep your negative comments to yourself and see what develops?

Again, you wish me to stop responding to you tjen stop responding to me.
 
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I believe you. This may have been your experience and it worked for you. The thing is that what works for one person does not necessarily work for everyone and likely there were a lot of circumstances that brought you to that place.

It is not wrong to want that for someone else, really it is a beautiful thing. But what we cannot do is then judge anyone else that they do not do what we did or that they are not taking our advice.
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Yeah it really does. I talked to the OP some while ago and she said. She was gonna give God another chance.

So...all of Jim's " tough love" didn't help...I think it was Jeshu she thanked. Not only that but feeling( which many would seem as a pity party ) your pain is better than repressing it and stuffing it down because it will only lead to physical and mental illness. People don't understand that.
 
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Yeah it really does. I talked to the OP some while ago and she said. She was gonna give God another chance.

So...all of Jim's " tough love" didn't help...I think it was Jeshu she thanked. Not only that but feeling( which many would seem as a pity party ) your pain is better than repressing it and stuffing it down because it will only lead to physical and mental illness. People don't understand that.
You should report the thread and ask it to be closed. I did already, but the OP may have to do it.

It's not edifying anymore.
 
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You should report the thread and ask it to be closed. I did already, but the OP may have to do it.

It's not edifying anymore.
It isn't edifying,,,but ill let the OP do it since its her thread..you know?
 
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I'm not sure if I agree. A lot of people reading these post can see whats wrong with conservative religious thinking when it comes to depression and how much harm such can do to victims. Just look at Jim, he is completely self-righteous in his destructive ways. We need to realise who the victims are and who need the prayers here.

My heart griefs the OP I have know her for many years and seen her search and suffer and unhelpful brothers and sisters confusing her about God and His love and religious teachings that don't add up being forced down her throat. So much misery! Yet I know Jesus loves her like anything and longs for her to turn around from her destructive course and come to Him. The poor lady doesn't know who Jesus is, she thinks he is the devil oppressing and hurtin her. Such makes my heart bleed.

We Christians need to stop serving religious ideas, and stop tearing each other to pieces with for the right to be right, and start practicing His love openly and honestly that is the bottom line when I read through these posts.

I hope this thread will not be closed, but rather stickied to the the how not to treat depressed people examples. It is a classic example of religious conviction being destructive where everyone ends up a victim unless our love is stronger than religious judgment we cannot help those who are stuck down deep.

For crying out allowed why did God lay down His life for us miserable sinners when we can't even manage to die to our wrong ideals and refuse to help someone who is hurting hell but rather judge them for where they are stuck. Such a sad story really. It is happening all the time in many Christian Churches, not just my own and as we can see it is happening here.

I so hope and pray the OP will keep searching for true God and get rid of the monster she is stuck with at the moment.

Let us eat a little of His bread!

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God presides in the great assembly;
he renders judgment among the “gods”::preach::preach::preach:



“How long will you defend the unjust
and show partiality to the wicked?:doh::doh::doh:

Defend the weak and the fatherless;

uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed.
Rescue the weak and the needy;
deliver them from the hand of the wicked.:prayer::prayer::prayer:



“The ‘gods’ know nothing, they understand nothing.
They walk about in darkness;
all the foundations of the earth are shaken.:sick::sick::sick:



“I said, ‘You are “gods”;
you are all sons of the Most High.’:amen::amen::amen:
But you will die like mere mortals;:help::help::help:
you will fall like every other ruler.”:clap::clap::clap:



Rise up, O God, judge the earth,
for all the nations are your inheritance
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I'm not sure if I agree. A lot of people reading these post can see whats wrong with conservative religious thinking when it comes to depression and how much harm such can do to victims. Just look at Jim, he is completely self-righteous in his destructive ways. We need to realise who the victims are and who need the prayers here.

My heart griefs the OP I have know her for many years and seen her search and suffer and unhelpful brothers and sisters confusing her about God and His love and religious teachings that don't add up being forced down her throat. So much misery! Yet I know Jesus loves her like anything and longs for her to turn around from her destructive course and come to Him. The poor lady doesn't know who Jesus is, she thinks he is the devil oppressing and hurtin her. Such makes my heart bleed.

We Christians need to stop serving religious ideas, and stop tearing each other to pieces with for the right to be right, and start practicing His love openly and honestly that is the bottom line when I read through these posts.

I hope this thread will not be closed, but rather stickied to the the how not to treat depressed people examples. It is a classic example of religious conviction being destructive where everyone ends up a victim unless our love is stronger than religious judgment we cannot help those who are stuck down deep.

For crying out allowed why did God lay down His life for us miserable sinners when we can't even manage to die to our wrong ideals and refuse to help someone who is hurting hell but rather judge them for where they are stuck. Such a sad story really. It is happening all the time in many Christian Churches, not just my own and as we can see it is happening here.

I so hope and pray the OP will keep searching for true God and get rid of the monster she is stuck with at the moment.

Let us eat a little of His bread!

Psalm 82
God presides in the great assembly;
he renders judgment among the “gods”::preach::preach::preach:


“How long will you defend the unjust
and show partiality to the wicked?:doh::doh::doh:
Defend the weak and the fatherless;
uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed.
Rescue the weak and the needy;
deliver them from the hand of the wicked.:prayer::prayer::prayer:


“The ‘gods’ know nothing, they understand nothing.
They walk about in darkness;
all the foundations of the earth are shaken.:sick::sick::sick:


“I said, ‘You are “gods”;
you are all sons of the Most High.’:amen::amen::amen:
But you will die like mere mortals;:help::help::help:
you will fall like every other ruler.”:clap::clap::clap:


Rise up, O God, judge the earth,
for all the nations are your inheritance.:pray::pray::pray:
My thought was for the @OP and others who were offended and that the person kept coming back which I thought was bringing the offended people more pain.

It is not that I think it should not be spoken about, but I just think that so many people do not understand mental illness and I don't like to see people judging those people, me even for that matter.

Depression is a day to day struggle for me, so seeing the new posts on the threads relives it for me each day. That is what i was worried about is more pain being caused.
 
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My thought was for the @OP and others who were offended and that the person kept coming back which I thought was bringing the offended people more pain.

It is not that I think it should not be spoken about, but I just think that so many people do not understand mental illness and I don't like to see people judging those people, me even for that matter.

Depression is a day to day struggle for me, so seeing the new posts on the threads relives it for me each day. That is what i was worried about is more pain being caused.

I hope that seeing the things the way things really are can proceed without this stuff going on. It is kind of prophetic from kn1991 to call this thread that. For indeed this is how it often is in this world and yes you are right that hurts.

I hope the hurt will stop as well, but often avoiding facing the pain can lead to infections and all kind of other terrible deceases in bad wounds, yet cleaning the wounds and putting ointment on it can heal them and leave the scars as a testimony of that, even if that hurts a bit at the time it is still a good exercise not a bad one. Think here also about giving birth. If the OP and/or others find benefit from this process then there is nothing wrong if this threads proceeds like that. However if more pain is being inflicted than already has then I agree with you and we best stop fast.

We have to wait and see what happens next.
 
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