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A new CF, an old vision (4)

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JimfromOhio

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We are easy prey to fretfulness when our gaze are fixed CF's future rather than trusting God.

Philippians 4:6
(The Message) Don't fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns.
 
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ya know jim, i cheked ya out. when ya left, ya raised a royla stink bout it. threads, announcements all over the place. good on yer.

if yer super strong in yer faith, thats wonderful. but yer not givin a second of thought to the young christians and ppl who are sufferin now.

too busy informin ppl yer back and hmm... decidin you may become a moderator now... navel-gazin nonsense mate.
 
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again, what woulda been wrong with him actually takin the time to work out the nuances of it? how was guttin it completely the best way forward?

Erwin is one man, and he has made huge efforts to allow others to steer the direction of this site over the past few years, He has done everything including apparently taking a back seat on his own site. He thinks, and I am inclined to agree with him, that this has not produced the desired results, and will never produce the desired results. Given that his time is not limitless, and CF is not his only commitment, he has chosen to make some unilateral changes. Time will tell whether this will bring us closer to the desired vision, but it is not the changes alone which will make the real difference. It is also the attitude of each one of us posting here. Any attempt to do anything with this site could be undermined and sabotaged by those who wish to see it fail. If we value CF, I think we try and give it the best chance of success we can, and reevaluate as we go along. After all, we are now for the first time ever going to be able to influence what direction this site takes. Personally my own concern is not that it will be too open and free, but that once the site is rejigged, those of us who prefer to hide behind rules and legalism will pull the shutters down again and take us somewhere worse.


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ppl are justifiably scared.

I think that is a little dramatic. This is a message board. What is there to be afraid of?

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and they're bein told if they leave theyre in the wrong.

I think condemning something before you know what it is is wrong. However, people are free to come and go as they please, what is wrong is the attitude with which many are leaving. Many of the parting words we have seen on this thread have not been particularly kind ones.

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that sort of lack of love is as bad as it was before.

It is not my intention to show a lack of love, and I apologise if that is how I come across. I'm just saddened by the hostility that so many of my brothers and sisters in Christ are displaying over this issue, and I want to call them on it, but I want to do it gently and with love.
 
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You are aware that there have been many people leaving in pain from CF for a long time, right??

I don't care if people leave CF, if that's what they feel called to do by conviction of the Holy Spirit.
 
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Bad things happen to everybody because we are living in a sinful world.
 
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Aarrgghh - so many post to respond to on the old thread!

Jim, I totally agree that you cannot understand scripture without the Holy Spirit, but do you understand that with only the Holy Spirit you might drift away?

I'm with Yeshuasteddy on this - this thread is all about you, according to you. I want it to be all about what CF was supposed to be about - Jesus!
 
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So. What's the consensus from the "End of the world camp?" Who's the biggest threat to CF? The evil mormons, the permissive pagans, the nasty non-nicenes, the skeptical atheists or the dolphin spouses?
 
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JimfromOhio

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You are aware that there have been many people leaving in pain from CF for a long time, right??

I don't care if people leave CF, if that's what they feel called to do by conviction of the Holy Spirit.

 
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I don't think people will give much credibility to someone who just joined CF, and all post have been in this thread alone.

I'm with Lisa. Some Christians are using deception.....not something I'd want from a message board staff member.
 
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JimfromOhio

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So. What's the consensus from the "End of the world camp?" Who's the biggest threat to CF? The evil mormons, the permissive pagans, the nasty non-nicenes, the skeptical atheists or the dolphin spouses?

I never had problems with atheists or anyone but CHRISTIANS in CF.
 
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