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tall73 said:

What used to be encouraged was just to make a post something like " I cannot respond here, but to get my perspective check here: ___________

and put a link to a discussion in Denominational Specific etc.

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icedragon101 said:

I am a supporter of banning. what is the point of rules if there is not consequence. there has to be a line and it has to be drawn. this is not acceptable. in this forum we have people who start controversal thread and then complain about controversy. We have people who say inflamatory things and then complaing about flaming . it is cracy. Logic does not dictate here emotions does. if you don't ban some one how will they learn?

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freeindeed2 said:

A few may go read the response on DST, but the lies are still allowed to be perpetuated here without consequence. It may even be what they truly believe about other Christians, but a lie is still a lie. Once stated, others believe it too.

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JonathanSDA living word said:

ESAU
FORGIVENESS WITHOUT A TRACE
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SELECTIONS FROM GENESIS 27 & 33
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Jacob had cheated his brother Esau out of all that mattered to him: his father's blessing, his confirmation of wealth, lands, and honor. now Jacob was going to pay with his life. But somehow God worked a sliver of love under the tough, hairy hide of this rugged outdoorsman.
Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. And Esau determined in his heart. " The days of mourning for my father are approaching; then i will kill my brother Jacob."....Now Jacob looked up and saw Esau coming toward him with 400 men. So he divided the children among Leah ,Rachel and the two female slaves. He put the female slaves first, Leah and her son's next, and Rachel and Joseph last. He himself went on ahead and bowed to the ground seven times until he approached his brother. but Esau ran to meet him, hugged him,threw his arms around him, and kissed him. Then they wept.
Jesus said that an unforgiving spirit hinders our ability to receive forgiveness from God. But-like many things in his kingdom-getting there requires traveling backward from human thinking. Instead of focusing on our own shortcomings, trying to reform them through mind games and willpower, we focus on God's forgiveness and love for us, his willingness to extend the freedom of righteousness to us. We fix the problem by fixing our eyes, our attention, our concentration on Jesus-and letting him fix us the right way.​

LOOK AT IT THIS WAY​

Leonardo da Vinci had a violent quarrel with a fellow painter shortly before he began work on The Last Supper. As he began to paint, his anger led him to paint the face of the man who was now his enemy into the face of Judas. This was da Vinci's revenge, and he was gleeful over what he had done.
But when he started to paint the face of Christ, his best efforts failed. He could no longer see the savior he so longed to honor. Through his struggle, he realized that he must forgive his fellow painter and erase his face from that of Judas. Only then was da Vinci able to see Jesus clearly and paint his face onto the canvas of THE LAST SUPPER.
Like da Vinci, we too have difficulty seeing Jesus clearly when the sin of unforgiveness comes between us and someone who has offended us. Forgiveness must be complete. It must come from the heart. We must put all thought of the wrongdoing from us and begin anew. That's what God does for us. That's what we must do for others.​

Has Esau's story brought someone to your mind? That person you said you could never forgive? Bring this situation to God today. He knows what it takes to fix it.
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