Originally posted by robbie carrobieIt was an interjection by josephw in a harmless exchange on the General Forum. Have you not read the thread where he suddenly quoted the Bible verse?
Another transparent loaded question which assumes that Joseph was using the text as forum banter rather than in sincerity.
Originally posted by FMFyes you yourself provided the extract, there was no evidence that he was using it as banter despite your claims to the contrary.
It was an interjection by josephw in a harmless exchange on the General Forum. Have you not read the thread where he suddenly quoted the Bible verse?
21 Feb 16
Originally posted by robbie carrobieWhat predicament? 😕
Gee i don't know, Ive seen not a few atheists go head to head on these forums over the years but nothing quite as messy and undignified as divesgeester and FMF attempting to deflect, dodge and obfuscate their way out of this predicament.
A reminder of when and why James 4:4 was suddenly cited on the General Forum. Here is the exchange:
Thread 167360 pages 13-15
Grampy Bobby: You, Sir Seitse, .... Once upon a time you were an asset to this public forum.
wolfgang59: And so were you. ... scrub that.
divegeester: Ignore that, ...or post a copy/pasted platitude instead, you mean 😛
josephw: You pick the strangest bedfellows geester. James 4:4 [...]
FMF: Go on then, if its meaning is so plain, it should be easy for you to explain.
josephw: Sorry FMF that you don't understand what James 4:4 means. Study up on it and reread the post by divegeester and my reply to it. Then tell me what you think it means based on the context of the posts in question.
Originally posted by FMFnot a whiff that it was utilised as banter.
A reminder of when and why James 4:4 was suddenly cited on the General Forum. Here is the exchange:
Thread 167360 pages 13-15
[b]Grampy Bobby: You, Sir Seitse, .... Once upon a time you were an asset to this public forum.
wolfgang59: And so were you. ... scrub that.
divegeester: Ignore that, ...or post a copy/pasted platit ...[text shortened]... reply to it. Then tell me what you think it means based on the context of the posts in question.[/b]
Originally posted by robbie carrobieWhat was it utilized as then? We reread the post by divegeester (to wolfgang59), as josephw said, and we find James 4:4 is an interjection in General Forum banter. Is wolfgang59 a strange "bedfellow" for a Christian in some message board banter? How so? Is it an appropriate use of a Bible verse?
not a whiff that it was utilised as banter.
Originally posted by FMFIt was apparently utilised to admonish the erring divesgeester who may have been dangerously close to making himself 'an enemy of God'.
What was it utilized as then? We reread the post by divegeester (to wolfgang59), as josephw said, and we find James 4:4 is an interjection in General Forum banter. Is wolfgang59 a strange "bedfellow" for a Christian in some message board banter? How so? Is it an appropriate use of a Bible verse?
Originally posted by robbie carrobieI am a Christian, a regenerated lost sinner, saved by the grace of God through Jesus Christ.
Just one thing Jeester, 'are you an enemy of God'?
I disagree with other Christians here about certain Christians teachings and I speak out about them. For that I get called all manner of things, a few of which are listed in my profile.
21 Feb 16
Originally posted by FMFThanks for reminding the group what actually occurred.
A reminder of when and why James 4:4 was suddenly cited on the General Forum. Here is the exchange:
Thread 167360 pages 13-15
[b]Grampy Bobby: You, Sir Seitse, .... Once upon a time you were an asset to this public forum.
wolfgang59: And so were you. ... scrub that.
divegeester: Ignore that, ...or post a copy/pasted platit ...[text shortened]... reply to it. Then tell me what you think it means based on the context of the posts in question.[/b]
Originally posted by robbie carrobieIt was, in my opinion, an unprincipled use of Biblical scripture to score a cheap point in a forum exchange that had nothing to do with Christianity, spirituality and wasn't even in that forum. That, and that alone is the point of my OP; I don't think scripture should be used this way.
It was apparently utilised to admonish the erring divesgeester who may have been dangerously close to making himself 'an enemy of God'.
21 Feb 16
Originally posted by divegeesterIf you truly believe all that, then you would not be concerned with what others think about you. Maybe its time to forget what JosephW thinks. You need to put yourself on a higher plane of thought and behavior.
I am a Christian, a regenerated lost sinner, saved by the grace of God through Jesus Christ.
I disagree with other Christians here about certain Christians teachings and I speak out about them. For that I get called all manner of things, a few of which are listed in my profile.
For me, my personal philosophy is : "if I cannot get you to think like me then I would not allow you to drag me down to your level of thinking"
Originally posted by divegeesterYes but we are not asking you if you are a Christian, we are asking you if you have made friendship with the world and constituted yourself an enemy of God as a consequence. Who is your best friend on this site? The apostate FMF! have you made yourself a friend of apostates and an enemy of God divesgeester?
I am a Christian, a regenerated lost sinner, saved by the grace of God through Jesus Christ.
I disagree with other Christians here about certain Christians teachings and I speak out about them. For that I get called all manner of things, a few of which are listed in my profile.