Just A Berean

Paula, loved this blurb from the Words of a Fether link:

“but many newbie Christians think nothing of being very rude and abusive to more experienced believers. Young punks insult seasoned disciples with impunity, but if the seasoned ones defend themselves they get reprimanded by the “behavior police”. Where are these “police” when the kids start their rants? Why is discipline only dished out against the victims and not the attackers? Why are they so nice to the wolves and so repressive to the sheep?

Wanderer wrote: “I just don’t know why people are allowed to speak ill about others here if you do not personally believe that it is acceptable.”

I’m sure you are aware that there is a difference between complaining, and limited whining about being attacked by others and actually starting an unfounded attack on someone. Because CARMS moderators themselves call those who disagree with them foul names and question their Christianity in long drawn out repeated posts, this opens the door to others who agree with their interpretations to do the same. The victims of this verbal abuse have NO grounds of complaint because the moderators perpetuate it and it is not allowed to complain of treatment by the moderators. One risks repeated suspensions at the whim of the moderators and eventual banning also at the whim of the moderators. This is difficult to emotionally survive under. It is spiritual abuse. There needs to be a place where an individual who has been treated this cruelly can get some nurturing fellowship. Cheryl has been kindly providing that. So yes, there is a limited amount of complaining on this blog over the harried abuses taking place on CARM.

When they start fabricating lies in order to make their opponents look bad, it gets trickier. There is always the question of whether it is more spiritual to be quiet and let the lies fly or is it more productive to correct them before they start to effect the good ministry a person has in Christ. I don’t know the answer to that. Maybe a little of both is a good response. And maybe it’s a case by case thing.

In any case, may I recommend that we do not judge our brethrens decisions too harshly until we have walked in their souls predicaments and can say we’ve seen the difficulties of their choices.

I’ve got Grudem’s Systematic Theology. I’m going to go look at it when I get a chance (and remember). But am in the middle of a study right now.

I’m rather amazed that Grudem could actually write that and not realize how it affected his view of the Trinity and God.

that is strange Cheryl. There was more to my comment #59 than what is shown. Don’t remember now. Wonder how that happened?