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So, I have so many people that I blocked on Facebook. I blocked all of my brothers and sisters that at least have a Facebook page, not because they harass me (they don't), but because I do not want to get friend's suggestions by Facebook of my brothers and sisters. I do not have a close family. And then I block people that I don't know that try reaching out to me on Facebook. I get women, or it could be a scammer, asking me to text them. I also block people who are condescending to me on Facebook after making comments on a post; but I don't do it here because this is a discussion board, and if someone is condescending to me, I just deal with it. But when I make comments on Facebook, it was never to challenge anyone. I am not a troll. It is usually agreeing with the post, but if I disagree, I keep that to myself. But I may write about that disagreement on my private account.

But when I respond favorably to a post, I still sometimes get people wanting to challenge me, even though the comment wasn't even towards them. I can't debate. I am not skilled in it. The comment was always towards the person who created the post. And when people try to challenge me, they get condescending towards me, so I end up blocking them.

I have so many blocks that the list is long. For one thing, I have 12 brothers and sisters.

Am I wrong for blocking people?
 
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Don't concern yourself with it. I too have a list of blocked people on there that is a mile long. I especially do not consider this a religious matter. In case you are wondering, I do not block family, but also do not add family members on there.
 
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So, I have so many people that I blocked on Facebook. I blocked all of my brothers and sisters that at least have a Facebook page, not because they harass me (they don't), but because I do not want to get friend's suggestions by Facebook of my brothers and sisters. I do not have a close family. And then I block people that I don't know that try reaching out to me on Facebook. I get women, or it could be a scammer, asking me to text them. I also block people who are condescending to me on Facebook after making comments on a post; but I don't do it here because this is a discussion board, and if someone is condescending to me, I just deal with it. But when I make comments on Facebook, it was never to challenge anyone. I am not a troll. It is usually agreeing with the post, but if I disagree, I keep that to myself. But I may write about that disagreement on my private account.

But when I respond favorably to a post, I still sometimes get people wanting to challenge me, even though the comment wasn't even towards them. I can't debate. I am not skilled in it. The comment was always towards the person who created the post. And when people try to challenge me, they get condescending towards me, so I end up blocking them.

I have so many blocks that the list is long. For one thing, I have 12 brothers and sisters.

Am I wrong for blocking people?

Let me debate them, ha,ha, ha.

Its ok, we need to turn away from sin filled people. We love them, and help them, and even walk 2 miles with them, but we do not share in there sins.
 
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So, I have so many people that I blocked on Facebook. I blocked all of my brothers and sisters that at least have a Facebook page, not because they harass me (they don't), but because I do not want to get friend's suggestions by Facebook of my brothers and sisters. I do not have a close family. And then I block people that I don't know that try reaching out to me on Facebook. I get women, or it could be a scammer, asking me to text them. I also block people who are condescending to me on Facebook after making comments on a post; but I don't do it here because this is a discussion board, and if someone is condescending to me, I just deal with it. But when I make comments on Facebook, it was never to challenge anyone. I am not a troll. It is usually agreeing with the post, but if I disagree, I keep that to myself. But I may write about that disagreement on my private account.

But when I respond favorably to a post, I still sometimes get people wanting to challenge me, even though the comment wasn't even towards them. I can't debate. I am not skilled in it. The comment was always towards the person who created the post. And when people try to challenge me, they get condescending towards me, so I end up blocking them.

I have so many blocks that the list is long. For one thing, I have 12 brothers and sisters.

Am I wrong for blocking people?

I never block people on facebook. I use it about once a week
and most everyone is family or High School friends. I was in a couple
interest groups in High School with choir and stage crew.
 
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Let me debate them, ha,ha, ha.

Its ok, we need to turn away from sin filled people. We love them, and help them, and even walk 2 miles with them, but we do not share in there sins.

The wages of any sin at all is death. So we are all on the same road.
Jesus never turned away from anyone. But he was annoyed by big crowds
that he couldn't interact with well.
 
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The wages of any sin at all is death. So we are all on the same road.

Yes, i know, but we are not to go out to sin, look for sin, want to see sin, love sin.

We are to turn away from sin, Not tolerate it.
 
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Jesus did not say that.

(Leviticus 18:1-30)



27Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: 28But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. 29And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. 30And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast itfrom thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.

(Luke 12:57-59)



21Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: 22But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire. 23Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee; 24Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift. 25Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison. 26Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.

So you are saying Jesus never said to not sin?

When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee? 11She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.

John 5:14

“Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.”
 
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(Leviticus 18:1-30)
27Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: 28But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. 29And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. 30And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast itfrom thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
(Luke 12:57-59)
21Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: 22But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire. 23Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee; 24Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift. 25Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison. 26Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.

So you are saying Jesus never said to not sin?

When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee? 11She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.

John 5:14“Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.”

Thank you for each illustration.
Jesus never walked away from a sinner or told anyone else to walk away from sinners. Jesus never said to avoid sinners or the company of sinners.
That would avoiding everyone and not Christian behavior. Avoiding sinners is sinful.

Whoever knows the right thing to do,
but fails to do that, for them, that is sin.

I will occasionally block forum people for a couple weeks, but when I clear my ignore list, they are usually gone...for whatever reasons. If they are abrasive, eventually somebody gets them booted. I commit the sin of being abrasive myself. You are winning or you are learning.
 
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I block people on Facebook a fair amount because I get fed up with seeing strangers in the People You May Know section or because I get fed up with their political or religious views or because I knew them back in high school and despised them back then too or whatever. There are lots of reasons to block someone.

Bottom line, life is too long to put up with a bunch of annoying characters in what is supposed to be my downtime. If blocking them is the only way to avoid them, I’m happy to do it. I don’t see a moral or ethical dimension to this.
 
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not on FB and no plans to join
not on twitter or other social media, either
just on a couple forums

social media sites like FB take up a lot of people's time

if so many online people bother you, why not drop it?
 
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I don't use FB, but I guess this is about blocking in general. I don't think it's either right or wrong, and it's more about what we can take and what/who we want to be dealing with.

There's a reason I personally don't like blocking people, unless it's some weird "harassment" that just won't stop, or if there is no other way to stop the spamming of pictures and details I don't care about in the least. I'm already restricted in my connections with others, I don't go out nearly enough, I don't actually deal with people much as it is. If someone doesn't agree with me or even challenges me, I can practice my tolerance for people being different and even aggressive, and just let it be, instead of letting the situation have power over me. I can have my bad days too, and if I'm dealing with someone then, I do wish that they would just let it go and not let it bother them.

I am extremely reactive by nature and somewhat judgemental too, and I don't want that to be the case. This doesn't mean I should stick my head into whatever it is I don't like, but at least I can learn to be a bit more tolerant, and remind myself that I shouldn't always give in to my knee-jerk reaction, as if I had to fight or flee, or to do something right away. Some things I can just let be, accept them even if my emotions tell me otherwise, and move on without forcing myself to respond to everything. Because if I reacted every time with action when I'm dealing with someone saying something I really don't like, I would find myself eventually from some small hugbox or echo chamber where differences or weaknesses aren't tolerated, and I would find it really hard to deal with different people then. Not saying this is the case for you, but it is for me. Anyway, I don't think it's such a big deal, I just felt like typing this wall of drivel.
 
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I don't block people but I hardly follow anyone these days because so much of what gets posted is gross or mundane. You can be friends but not follow people but they can still see anything you post so that's the tricky bit for me. I basically never comment or post anything because I feel afraid of people rolling their eyes, criticising in the comments, feeling annoyed or offended or whatever. I follow a lot of Christian pages and like or love stuff but don't comment or share much. I have joined a Christian Facebook (not sure if it's official name is Faithbook or Jesus.Social but anyway it looks just like FB except it's green not blue) but I don't know anyone and it doesn't seem very busy, maybe it's new? Social media is such a big part of life now, I find myself using it several times a day (not just the messenger). I'm at home a lot lately (due to illness) and I need social connection online, it's a valid need!
Edit: The Christian ''facebook'' seemed fake so I quit it.
 
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Thank you for each illustration.
Jesus never walked away from a sinner or told anyone else to walk away from sinners. Jesus never said to avoid sinners or the company of sinners.
That would avoiding everyone and not Christian behavior. Avoiding sinners is sinful.

Whoever knows the right thing to do,
but fails to do that, for them, that is sin.

I will occasionally block forum people for a couple weeks, but when I clear my ignore list, they are usually gone...for whatever reasons. If they are abrasive, eventually somebody gets them booted. I commit the sin of being abrasive myself. You are winning or you are learning.

Actually Jesus instructed His disciples to "kick the dust off" at times. Another time He called sinners a "brood of vipers". And another time He took a whip to sinners to drive them out and He overturned tables.

Did He sin?
 
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So, I have so many people that I blocked on Facebook. I blocked all of my brothers and sisters that at least have a Facebook page, not because they harass me (they don't), but because I do not want to get friend's suggestions by Facebook of my brothers and sisters. I do not have a close family. And then I block people that I don't know that try reaching out to me on Facebook. I get women, or it could be a scammer, asking me to text them. I also block people who are condescending to me on Facebook after making comments on a post; but I don't do it here because this is a discussion board, and if someone is condescending to me, I just deal with it. But when I make comments on Facebook, it was never to challenge anyone. I am not a troll. It is usually agreeing with the post, but if I disagree, I keep that to myself. But I may write about that disagreement on my private account.

But when I respond favorably to a post, I still sometimes get people wanting to challenge me, even though the comment wasn't even towards them. I can't debate. I am not skilled in it. The comment was always towards the person who created the post. And when people try to challenge me, they get condescending towards me, so I end up blocking them.

I have so many blocks that the list is long. For one thing, I have 12 brothers and sisters.

Am I wrong for blocking people?
Am I wrong for blocking people?

No.

It may even give you peace of mind by doing so, Jesse.
 
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Actually Jesus instructed His disciples to "kick the dust off" at times. Another time He called sinners a "brood of vipers". And another time He took a whip to sinners to drive them out and He overturned tables.Did He sin?

I can't find Jesus talking dust.

I don't judge Jesus for having emotions.
You can't be fully man and have no emotions.
 
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I can't find Jesus talking dust.

I don't judge Jesus for having emotions.
You can't be fully man and have no emotions.

What are you basing your response on?

The incidents i spoke of are written in the Bible.

"And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet." ~Matt 10:14

"And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers' money, and overthrew the tables;" ~John 2:15

"Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?" ~Matt 22:33
 
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Jesus never walked away from a sinner or told anyone else to walk away from sinners.
The statement was not to turn away from sinners; it was to turn away from SIN.
 
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So, I have so many people that I blocked on Facebook. I blocked all of my brothers and sisters that at least have a Facebook page, not because they harass me (they don't), but because I do not want to get friend's suggestions by Facebook of my brothers and sisters. I do not have a close family. And then I block people that I don't know that try reaching out to me on Facebook. I get women, or it could be a scammer, asking me to text them. I also block people who are condescending to me on Facebook after making comments on a post; but I don't do it here because this is a discussion board, and if someone is condescending to me, I just deal with it. But when I make comments on Facebook, it was never to challenge anyone. I am not a troll. It is usually agreeing with the post, but if I disagree, I keep that to myself. But I may write about that disagreement on my private account.

But when I respond favorably to a post, I still sometimes get people wanting to challenge me, even though the comment wasn't even towards them. I can't debate. I am not skilled in it. The comment was always towards the person who created the post. And when people try to challenge me, they get condescending towards me, so I end up blocking them.

I have so many blocks that the list is long. For one thing, I have 12 brothers and sisters.

Am I wrong for blocking people?
No, you are not wrong, the tool is there on FB for a reason. But I think a more important question is why are you on FB if you dont want people challenging you.

It is the internet, you will get challenged. It is your choice if you want to ignore it or respond to it.
 
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