me too iwas wondering how to contact others
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god is great dont forget
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do you ? I predict you will loath the day I came to you. Jesus came and they killed him all because of the things he said
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How do I comment? I love God and want to spread the gospel
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Am I commenting now?
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Absolutely @KFCMcGriddle
J.
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Hey I see your comments
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god is always good amen 
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thank you so much amen 
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Hello! I’m new to the group. Looking forward to learning new things and lifting up the name of Jesus.
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im new here can i get assistance please.
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What assistance do you need @Zaria06 ?
J.
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thank you sure its ablessing to have this app
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i thank god ever day for blessing me and wake me up every day so i just what to give all the glory to god and i bless to have you gusy to amen
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welcome Peanut hope you enjoy your time with us
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Forum Etiquette
As a moderator, I’ve received several complaints lately. One particularly concerning complaint stated that people are hesitant to post because they feel there’s excessive animosity among members. They seem to believe that unless you’re a linguist or biblical scholar, you won’t be welcomed and will be attacked or criticized.
I would like to remind @all that this is a place to share life. To be the family of God that God wants us to be. He wants us to learn with, laugh with, cry with, and just do life together. We all need to remember that there are many people, from all walks of life, every age group, ethnicity, etc. There are indeed the elders; however, there are also the newborns. Along with those who are seeing the Truth according to God.
There is nothing wrong with debate. It can be healthy, and things can be learned from them. Debate is encouraged. However, it becomes problematic when personalities clash, and people dislike someone’s style, tone, or beliefs. This is natural and normal. However, there is a time and a place for personal debates and rebukes, and that starts with a private message.
“If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother. But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every charge may be established by the evidence of two or three witnesses. If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. Matthew 18:15-17
“If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone.” PM’s “But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every charge may be established by the evidence of two or three witnesses.” In this case, the Moderators. “If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church.” Then I could see something being said as a final warning or rebuke on the site itself. “If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church.” Deletion and being banned from the site.
I believe that such actions should be considered with utmost seriousness and should never be employed as a means of personal retribution. May we strive to embody the loving, forgiving, and understanding characteristics that our Lord calls us to cultivate. Let us maintain this space as an environment of openness and civility, where the sharing of our faith is fostered.
Peter C
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I give your gentle reminder 3 out of 5 stars. (for me, that’s pretty good.)
The three stars are for the appropriateness, the authoritativeness, and the Christlikeness of your gentle reminder. Conduct on this forum is important to maintain the strengths and purpose of this platform. and therefore must be subject to rules and discipline. This is a Christian forum and as such there is an expectation of a certain decorum becoming of its name. I know some folks that belong to a Facebook group called, something-like, “anything goes”, and I suppose that is just the quality of rhetoric one would expect to read in that forum. Those of us who are “In Christ” have His indwelling Spirit yearning to be expressed in our daily conversations, clearly articulated through grace, by suppressing our inate tendencies to express the hubris of our flesh.
"Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, “The Spirit who dwells in us yearns jealously”? But He gives more grace. Therefore He says: “God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble.” (James 4:5-6)
You have reminded us of these truths, and I appreciate your ministry in this regard.
The two stars I withheld were for the omission of two other equally important reminders.
One is that even though this is a Christian forum, any forum is not a representation of The Body of Christ. There are stark differences, possibly the most poignant is that Jesus died for His body, but not for any forum. This forum is not The Church, is not The Bride of Christ; is not the ecclesia. Participation in this forum requires no qualification for sainthood, and there is no litmus test to know which participants are actually In The Kingdom of Christ, so I don’t think your Matthew 18 application really fits very well in this setting. This forum, like ancient Grecian forums, are open-air affairs, and folks from all walks of life enter and exit at will. This does not set-aside forum rules, but forum rules only modify outward behavior, and there is no expectation that any set of rules can do one thing to mollify a human heart.
The other omitted reminder is specifically addressed to those of us who are ruled inwardly by The Spirit of God, and that His inward presence is our pleasant encouragement toward outward meekness, gentleness, kindness, deference, goodness; in a word, Christlikeness in every arena of our lives. Your declaration that bad behavior causes discomfort, hurt feelings, and disenfranchisement among the less aggressive participants is an important reminder. The more important reminder is that bad behavior causes discomfort in heavenly realms, and grossly fails to testify to the starving earthly realm of the providential grace of God our savior, “for the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God. (James 1:20)
“And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ forgave you.” (Ephesians 4:30-32)
"Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord: looking carefully lest anyone fall short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up cause trouble, and by this many become defiled; lest there be any fornicator or profane person like Esau, who for one morsel of food sold his birthright. For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place for repentance, though he sought it diligently with tears. (Hebrews 12:14-17)
"For “He who would love life and see good days, Let him refrain his tongue from evil, And his lips from speaking deceit. Let him turn away from evil and do good; Let him seek peace and pursue it. For the eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, And His ears are open to their prayers; But the face of the LORD is against those who do evil.” (1 Peter 3:10-12)
Thank you, PeterC, for your diligent ministry to this fragile forum. Our forum experience is richer for your gentle oversight.
KP
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I will gladly give your powerful reminder/contribution five stars, @KPuff it was well said, poignant, and succinct.
God bless.
J.
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@Johann.
I confess I’m not sure this was the proper place for my response, since PeterC posted his reminder in several places on the platform. I suppose this will have to do.
Thanks for the support.
KP
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