Support for NewGuy101

[desmalia]

Hey guys. Julio started a thread today discussing his concerns with all the attacks he's receiving lately, and looking for advice as to whether he should remain a mod. And a number of members posted some wonderful words of encouragement for him. Since that whole thread was deleted, I think it would be great if we could use this thread to rally behind him and show him some encouragement for when he returns from his exams.

(And Jim, if there is any way to resurrect the responses to him in that deleted thread and paste them here, that would be wonderful. Thanks.)

Julio, I'm praying for you. I enjoy having you as a mod here. If you choose not to continue with it, I respect that also. Whatever you do, you have my support. I am sorry you are being so attacked and slandered on these forums right now. There is nothing Christ-like about these people's behavior. I admire you for standing for God's truth even while you encounter so much abuse. Consider it all joy, brother.

 

[MrJim]

Comes with the territory NG~ya gotta decide if it's worth doing or not. I think you do a great job myself, but the decision is yours.

Now if this was the old days I'd take care of your...problems

 

[Hentenza]

Julio, we love you bro!!!!! I hope you read my response in the thread that got close cause I wrote it from the heart.

 

[desmalia]

Edit: Tonks, thank you for allowing this to be a support thread.

 

[GreenMunchkin]

Many hugs, bro

We're all family here, and you have as much support as you need

Plus, and this is just the best bit *ever*. Jesus adores you so much! Yay! What can possibly go wrong when you're so loved by Him? Eh? Eh? Nuffin!

Praying for you, dude

 

[Jim47]

Just to let you all know a little bit whats going on.

NG made a serious mistake by posting confidential PMs without permission. That was why that thread was closed and deleted. The report will I guess be moved back to ET reports once its been cleaned up.

Whether or not he will remain to be trained as a moderator or not is to be seen yet. Its quite clear that he has a problem in obeying rules. I will make this quite clear, no one had taken away his right to defend the gospil as he claims. That is only a ploy to obtain sentiment from all of you.

Instead of returning the PM to me and discussing like he should have, he chose to use it to as his defence, but since when is it a good idea to break rules to defend one's self? There are proper ways to do anything, this was not proper and had no one's interest at heart but his own.

We can use this thread to discuss this, but my timehere will be a little less for the next day or so as I have some priate recreation and fun planned for a change.

 

[Tangeloper]

Except I've never seen a mod taken out for so many floggings prior to this. There's a serious witch hunt going on, and they've made Julio the main target. I know it's hard to be a mod at the best of times. But the crap that's going on right now is just plain ridiculous.

I've only seen a little bit of what is going on, but from what I've seen it DEFINITELY seems to be a witch-hunt!

NG, I think you're doing a great job as well, but will support you whatever decision you make!

Please know that I'm praying for you, and for the others causing you so much trouble as well...

God bless you and give you strength!!!

Sincerely,
Tangeloper

 

[£amb]

My thoughts were similar to MrJim's that you have to see if this is truly your calling if you want to do it or not.

I encourage you to take a deep breath and hope you decide what's best for what you want right now...

 

[Tangeloper]

Dear NG,

I will be putting up two Psalms that I found particularly helpful when dealing with these sorts of problems... (I've taken these passages from my Catholic NASB because it's right next to me! )

Psalm 26
Prayer of an Innocent Man

I
Do me justice, O LORD! for I have walked in integrity,
and in the Lord I trust without wavering.
2 Search me O LORD, and try me;
test my soul and my heart.

II
3 For your kindness is before my eyes,
and I walk in your truth.
4 I stay not with worthless men,
nor do I consort with hypocrites.
5 I hate the assembly of evildoers,
and with the wicked I will not stay.
6 I wash my hands in innocence,
and I go around your altar, O LORD,
7 Giving voice to my thanks,
and recounting all your wondrous deeds.
8 O LORD, I love the house in which
you dwell,
the tenting-place of your glory.

III
9 Gather up not my soul with those of sinners,
nor with men of blood my life.
10 On their hands are crimes,
and their right hands are full of
bribes.
11 But I walk with integrity;
redeem me, and have pity on me.
12 My foot stands on level ground;
in the assemblies I will bless the LORD

 

[Tangeloper]

Psalm 35
Prayer for Help against Unjust Enemies

I
Fight, O LORD, against those who fight me;
war against those who make war upon me.
2 Take up the shield and buckler, and rise up in my defense.
3 Brandish the lance, and block the way in the face of my pursuers;
Say to my soul, "I am your salvation."
4 Let those be put to shame and disgraced who seek my life;
Let those be turned back and confounded who plot evil against me.
5 Let them be like chaff before the wind,
with the angel of the LORD driving them on.
6 Let their way be dark and slippery, with the angel of the LORD pursuing them.

II
7 For without cause they set their snare for me,
without cause they dug a pit against my life.
8 Let ruin come upon them unawares, and let the snare they have set catch them;
into the pit they have dug let them fall.
9 But I will rejoice in the LORD,
I will be joyful because of his salvation.
10 All my being shall say, " O LORD, who is like you,
The rescuer of the afflicted man from those too strong for him,
of the afflicted and the needy from their despoilers"?
11 Unjust witnesses have risen up;
things I knew not of, they lay to my charge.
12 They have repaid me evil for good, bringing bereavement to my soul.

III
13 But I, when they were ill, put on sackcloth;
I afflicted myself with fasting and poured forth prayers within my bosom.
14 As though it were a friend of mine, or a brother, I went about;
like one bewailing a mother, I bowed down in the mourning.
15 Yet when I stumbled they were glad and gathered together;
they gathered together striking me unawares;
They tore at me without ceasing;
16 they put me to the test, they mocked me,
gnashing their teeth at me.

IV
17 O LORD, how long will you look on?
Save me from the roaring beasts;
from the lions, my only life.
18 I will give you thanks in the vast assembly,
in the mighty throng I will praise you.
19 Let not my unprovoked enemies rejoice over me,
let not my undeserved foes wink knowingly.
20 For civil words they speak not,
but against the peaceful in the land they fashion treacherous speech.
21 And they open wide their mouths against me,
saying, " Ah, ah! We saw him with our own eyes!"
22 You, O LORD, have seen; be not silent;
Lord, be not far from me!
23 Awake, and be vigilant in my defense;
in my cause, my God and my Lord.
24 Do me justice, because you are just, O LORD:
my God, let them not rejoice over me.
25 Let them not say in their hearts, " Ah ah! This is what we wanted!"
Let them not say, "We have swallowed him up!"
26 Let all be put to shame and confounded who are glad at my misfortune.
Let those be clothed with shame and deisgrace who glory over me.
27 But let those shout for joy and be glad who favor my just cause;
And may they ever say, "The LORD be glorified;
he wills the prosperity of his servant!"
28 Then my tongue shall recount your justice,
your praise, all the day.

 

[Criada]

Can't comment on the rights and wrongs here, but am praying for you, brother!
And God will sort it out if you listen to Him!
Because He loves you very, very much.
God bless you.

 

[GreenMunchkin]

 

[Rochir]

Just to let you all know a little bit whats going on.

NG made a serious mistake by posting confidential PMs without permission. That was why that thread was closed and deleted. The report will I guess be moved back to ET reports once its been cleaned up.

Whether or not he will remain to be trained as a moderator or not is to be seen yet. Its quite clear that he has a problem in obeying rules. I will make this quite clear, no one had taken away his right to defend the gospil as he claims. That is only a ploy to obtain sentiment from all of you.

Instead of returning the PM to me and discussing like he should have, he chose to use it to as his defence, but since when is it a good idea to break rules to defend one's self? There are proper ways to do anything, this was not proper and had no one's interest at heart but his own.

We can use this thread to discuss this, but my timehere will be a little less for the next day or so as I have some priate recreation and fun planned for a change.

You ROCK!!!!

 

[GreenMunchkin]

You ROCK!!!!

That's the extent of your contribution? Not a single supportive word to a brother in Christ?

EDIT: Julio's supervisors *had* to say what they said - they have a dual role in his life. But for the rest of us, our *only* role is his brother or sister, and that means we should be supportive of him, whether you agree with him or not. Celebrating his being in trouble is shameful.

 

[ContentInHim]

That's the extent of your contribution? Not a single supportive word to a brother in Christ?

EDIT: Julio's supervisors *had* to say what they said - they have a dual role in his life. But for the rest of us, our *only* role is his brother or sister, and that means we should be supportive of him, whether you agree with him or not. Celebrating his being in trouble is shameful.

Well, maybe R. considers that a "fellowship post".

I'm getting pretty upset that NG is in trouble for posting conservative opinion and being a mod trainee and other mod trainees on the liberal side are permitted to post their opinions without any problem. We conservatives get flamed as fundamentalists all the time - quite frankly I just put on my flameproof Armor of God and march on though I used to report such posts fairly frequently.

If the liberal side of the church is permitted to have mods who spout flames at conservatives, why is the conservative side of the church not permitted the same courtesy?

 

[Lisa0315]

Big loves and hugs to NewGuy! No matter what, you are one of ours.

Lisa

 

[JimfromOhio]

I support NewGuy. I think he will do a great job. I just finished lurking through that particular thread.

I disagree with the thread's OP. Its just that I am not suprised people will do this. Remember, we forgiven sinners live in a sinful world who will never be perfect.

 

[Tonks]

I've removed all of the derails from this thread (most of which were my posts) so that this may be a support thread only.

I've also let Lisa know that I did this.

m

 

[Criada]

God bless you, brother!
Praying for you.

 

[tulc]

Hey NewGuy praying for you, I know it can get quite heated out in the threads. Hope you don't get discouraged and you'll keep doing what you feel the Lord calling you to do!
tulc(brothers are brothers even when we don't agree!)