The fellowship of the Mystery

[Guest AFlameOfFire]

1 minute ago, Mr. M said:

Yes, and hopefully that has been clarified to mean all "in the fellowship",

as per the topic. The topic was not "all the mysteries mentioned in the NT",

just that pertains to our fellowship. If you are in true fellowship within

a group, then...Eph. 5:21. I don't get the complications of such a simple assertion.

I understand, but I did not know what you meant "for all" some people are universalists, some people are Jews, some are catholics, and I don't know what everyone of them means all the time. I was just trying to guess the best I could.

 

[Mr. M]

Just now, AFlameOfFire said:

I understand, but I did not know what you meant "for all" some people are universalists, some people are Jews, some are catholics, and I don't know what everyone of them means all the tihme. I was just trying to guess the best I could.

 

I do not consider fellowship as existing in any of these generalities.

I define fellowship as did Paul & James; among the brethren beloved.

1 Co 14:26 How is it then, brethren? Whenever you all come together,

each of you has a psalm, has a teaching, has a tongue,

has a revelation, has an interpretation. 

Let all things be done for edification. 

[Guest AFlameOfFire]

1 minute ago, Mr. M said:

That is a dangerous proposition under the Anointing, which I do not believe

exists in an online forum. Again, I am referring to a true fellowship, i.e. in 

a home, like in the NT. 

Its actually a feature on all Christian forums, its a button  in the settings part of our profiles, and can be of great use when things like sock puppet accounts come after you endlessly, people who just want to fight and contend, I find it  helpful

Its not really dangerous, to me its more dangerous spiritually to keep getting dragged into stuff. Its like a button for any lack of self control on my own part. Kind of like what farouk was talking about when a woman wanted to pierce her tongue to remind her to think before she speaks, I would use that button that way, in a positive way.

[Guest AFlameOfFire]

1 minute ago, Mr. M said:

I do not consider fellowship as existing in any of these generalities.

I define fellowship as did Paul & James; among the brethren beloved.

1 Co 14:26 How is it then, brethren? Whenever you all come together,

each of you has a psalm, has a teaching, has a tongue,

has a revelation, has an interpretation. 

Let all things be done for edification. 

On forums there's a smorgasboard of people who come together online was my point, and I do not know what each of them believes when they frame a question a certain way to me, I can only guess, so took a stab at it. 

But I promise not to do that again

[Mr. M]

1 minute ago, AFlameOfFire said:

Its actually a feature on all Christian forums, its a button  in the settings part of our profiles, and can be of great use when things like sock puppet accounts come after you endlessly, people who just want to fight and contend, I find it  helpful

Its not really dangerous, to me its more dangerous spiritually to keep getting dragged into stuff. Its like a button for any lack of self control on my own part. Kind of like what farouk was talking about when a woman wanted to pierce her tongue to remind her to think before she speaks, I would use that button that way, in a positive way.

I understand the ignore feature for forums. 

I cannot see it being applicable to actual fellowship.

Surely you would not apply Ephesians 5:21 to a forum 

discussion of tattoos or piercings. As I clearly stated,

ignoring someone in fellowship contradicts the idea

of Christ speaking through them.

[Mr. M]

2 minutes ago, AFlameOfFire said:

On forums there's a smorgasboard of people who come together online was my point, and I do not know what each of them believes when they frame a question a certain way to me, I can only guess, so took a stab at it. 

But I promise not to do that again

Of course. Not applying "submit to one another" to a smorgasboard!

[Guest AFlameOfFire]

1 minute ago, Mr. M said:

I understand the ignore feature for forums. 

I cannot see it being applicable to actual fellowship.

Surely you would not apply Ephesians 5:21 to a forum 

discussion of tattoos or piercings. As I clearly stated,

ignoring someone in fellowship contradicts the idea

of Christ speaking through them.

 

Ignore buttons are not for fellowship, they are for when you want no fellowship really, sort of the same thing like avoiding certain people (in real life) off of the forums. Not sure why you posted Ephes 5:21, wasnt that one the same verse you posted on your first post here? I dont know how that verse relates to farouks ear piercing thread. Although I dont believe Christ speaks through everyone, we have people here that openly admit they do not even believe the bible, so I cant believe that.

 

[Guest AFlameOfFire]

8 minutes ago, Mr. M said:

Of course. Not applying "submit to one another" to a smorgasboard!

We just have a smorgasboard of beliefs on forums which was the context to reason as to why I could easily misunderstand how someone framed their question, for example, what you might have meant by "for all" and so I was submitting to your question ( taking a stab at it)  and I think this has upset you because I should have known what you meant because you felt it far more obvious than I felt it was.

[Mr. M]

8 minutes ago, AFlameOfFire said:

 

Ignore buttons are not for fellowship, they are for when you want no fellowship really, sort of the same thing like avoiding certain people (in real life) off of the forums. Not sure why you posted Ephes 5:21, wasnt that one the same verse you posted on your first post here? I dont know how that verse relates to farouks ear piercing thread. Although I dont believe Christ speaks through everyone, we have people here that openly admit they do not even believe the bible, so I cant believe that.

 

One last time...

Ephesians 5:21 was simply put forward as the expected outcome

of true fellowship. I never made any attempt to apply this to a forum.

Nor would I apply an "ignore" option to true, personal fellowship

among brethren beloved. The fellowship of the mystery of Christ in you,

with the Father and the Son should result in Eph 5:21. I do not expect

this on line.

[Guest AFlameOfFire]

Just now, Mr. M said:

One last time...

 

Promise?