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It doesn't sound like a safe or edifying place to be.
Originally Posted by brinny
It doesn't sound like a safe or edifying place to be.
If you brand every place where a well-respected elder messes up a single time, you will literally find yourself not leaving home.
Let's keep this in perspective: the elder in question isn't a hooligan dropping f-bombs every other sentence, the church probably didn't approve, and they aren't killing puppies in there. All that happened was he slipped up when remembering a past event that was very frustrating. Once.
read post #15 again.
You and i disagree. 'nuff said.
Peace.
Originally Posted by brinny
You and i disagree. 'nuff said.
Peace.
If you seriously consider a single isolated incident in which an elderly, well-respected elder is mildly vulgar to be a disqualifier per those verses, yes, we certainly do. I don't read those verses as saying that bishops need to be literally perfect.
The world will not end if you and i disagree, amen?
At church yesterday one of the " elders" who is respected got up to speak. He teaches classes at the church and is well respected in general. Yesterday he was telling us something from his life about failing a test he studied for and casually said, "jesus christ....". You know when people say"jesus Christ I can't believe it.". Now sometimes I have a foul mouth but saying JC in that manner is something I just dont do. At all. Am I being sensitive?
During the actual church service the elder slipped and said it?
If it EVER happened at my church, I'd expect my pastor to deal with it...and I KNOW that mine would. Hopefully your pastor took the elder aside and let him know that during a worship service it's not appropriate to say something like that. Not at all.
I don't think it has to do with forgiveness. It's the elder's position in the church. Personally, I say it is a big red flag.
We're talking about a church office not me.
That is absolutely not true. Where do you come up with this?
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