read this, feel attacked

[Frame1520]

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[Frame1520]

When you are upset, you do a lot of stupid things.

 

[Frame1520]

This was a stupid thing.

 

[Frame1520]

removed.

 

[HeyHomie]

IMO, it's pretty bad form to bring problems from one message board over to another. That has led to board wars in the past.

I'm not saying that out of hostility or anything - just letting you know.

No hard feelings.

 

[cremi]

Frame...it's okay. Thank you for having the maturity to remove your posts. I, too, have literally felt sick to my stomach at similar things posted on other boards, so your reaction is very natural. Just remember that Jesus was never about defending himself, as much as he was about doing his ministry and fulfilling the call of God.

You're okay!

 

[Frame1520]

Well, you know...It just strikes a chord when someone tells you your salvation is in question...That you are going to hell because your church uses instruments...And that they will pray that "you repent of your sins, and turn back to God".

I know we are persecuted for being christians, but really...from other christians??? Thats just absolutely ridiculous, and scary. Ad yes, I am aware that this was an isolated incident...Not everyone from the coC is like this...Believe me, they are not. I guess I am more disapointed than anything.

 

[cremi]

Well, you know...It just strikes a chord when someone tells you your salvation is in question...That you are going to hell because your church uses instruments...And that they will pray that "you repent of your sins, and turn back to God".

I know we are persecuted for being christians, but really...from other christians??? Thats just absolutely ridiculous, and scary. Ad yes, I am aware that this was an isolated incident...Not everyone from the coC is like this...Believe me, they are not. I guess I am more disapointed than anything.

It has been my sad experience too, that judgement from "Christians" is much harsher than judgement from non-christians. I too have been "quesitoned" about my salvation because we went to a church that had instruments, or took communion on Sunday evening, or...the list goes on.

I think that is why when I first came here, and we were looking for a church home, I was very gun-shy about attending another CoC. Ironically, we were lead back to a CoC, but it is definitely on the "edge"--at least as far as many conservative church members are concerned. I've been condemned, talked about, ignored and have lost what I thought were really valuable friendships over issues like this. It makes me sad and it seems unnecessary. There isn't much I can do about it though. The mind-set is there and they pretty much they what they are going to think.

We all have the same bible, yet for some reason, we tend to look at these issues very differently. I wish we could simply agree to disagree and go on, but that often doesn't seem possible. Instead, we often get hit with, "you need to read your bible more" or "you need to study these things more and let the bible speak for itself" or "it may not be wrong, but why take a chance?"

They just arent' where you are at. You just have to bypass the condeming attitudes and do what you know is right, in your heart, before God. As long as you know you are not going against the Lord or the scripture, then everything is well with the Lord.

I hope peace will find you on this issue.

 

[Mrs. Enigma]

Well, it makes me feel good that you took it off, even though I don't know what it was.

 

[brownbunny]

haha yeah.. I was reading and really curious.. thinking 'What did he write??' lol.

 

[Frame1520]

Nothing too offensive, I just got angry. I had to remember the passage from James.

If you want to read what I was so angry about, PM me and I'll send you the link. I don't want to bring problems here that have nothing to do with here. I'd be happy to expound upon the annoyances that I had this past week, and uhh, oh yeah, why someone told me I was going to hell, in christian love, of course...

 

[Frame1520]

It has been my sad experience too, that judgement from "Christians" is much harsher than judgement from non-christians. I too have been "quesitoned" about my salvation because we went to a church that had instruments, or took communion on Sunday evening, or...the list goes on.

I think that is why when I first came here, and we were looking for a church home, I was very gun-shy about attending another CoC. Ironically, we were lead back to a CoC, but it is definitely on the "edge"--at least as far as many conservative church members are concerned. I've been condemned, talked about, ignored and have lost what I thought were really valuable friendships over issues like this. It makes me sad and it seems unnecessary. There isn't much I can do about it though. The mind-set is there and they pretty much they what they are going to think.

We all have the same bible, yet for some reason, we tend to look at these issues very differently. I wish we could simply agree to disagree and go on, but that often doesn't seem possible. Instead, we often get hit with, "you need to read your bible more" or "you need to study these things more and let the bible speak for itself" or "it may not be wrong, but why take a chance?"

They just arent' where you are at. You just have to bypass the condeming attitudes and do what you know is right, in your heart, before God. As long as you know you are not going against the Lord or the scripture, then everything is well with the Lord.

I hope peace will find you on this issue.

Yeah, you can understand where I was coming from. If anything, it was sad, as well as scary to think that people who are christian could treat another christian this way. I appreciate the kind words.

 

[- DRA -]

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Frame,

Can you send the link to me via PM? I would very much like to read the discussion that this thread alludes to.



- DRA -

 

[brownbunny]

Me too..