Posted by SandraDee on October 28, 2002, at 13:59:17
In reply to Lou's response to Nikki's post (8), posted by Lou Pilder on October 28, 2002, at 13:08:28
Lou,
I do not mean to speak for Nikki but perhaps I can help here.
You said:
Nikki,
You cited that The Rider said to him, "Only a fool in his heart says that there is no God."
You say that you are offeneded by that phrase, but the post says that the Rider said that to someone else, not to you and that this is a recounting of my experiance that I am telling as invited to do so by Dr. Bob. Are you saying that you ar not offended by the post that says [Jesus became our salvation to those that obey Him]? If so, could you clarify why you would be offended by the one and not the other? The post that says [Jesus became our salvation to those that obey Him] has the imperitve implication, as I see it, that people that believe in their heart that there is no God are not going to be saved, for just believing is not enough for salvation, for it is to {obey Jesus} that is connected with salvation in that post.She has said (numerous times) that the reason one post bothers her and the other doesn't bother her as much is because in your post (even if it was meant to be from the rider to someone else) you called people that do not believe in God (in their hearts) FOOLS <--- note the key word there. That is what she objected to (in my opinion). I guess it didn't bother me so much, because I do believe in God, but I can certainly see how it would be a put-down or offend those that do not know Him.
I do not wish to get involved in this uproar, however I feel for Nikki and her efforts to get through to you - for I have also been in that position. I am not opposed to you posting, nor am I telling you that you need to re-word what you say. What I am suggesting is omitting the posts that you think will be a put-down (such as the "fools" post). I think the rules have been made much clearer, I hope that you will soon feel this way also.
Peace be with you.
poster:SandraDee
thread:7713
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