Have You Noticed This?....

[treasured]

Have you noticed the somewhat 'bitter' comments by fellow believers ?.....I am referring to the message boards only. Some of them break my heart....I think of new ones coming in to see what makes us any different and seeing some of the digs or comments that many of the lost wouldn't even think of saying to another person, just out of respect...and yet "Christians" are talking to other "Christians"...or about other "Christians" in a such negative way.....where's the love?...I know it ISN'T the majority, but even the handful.....I wonder where their faith truly is.. I thought the word Christian meant "Christ-like"

Reminds me of the story of the good Samaritan......we get so wrapped up on our thinking that "We Have Arrived" that we forget or 'ignore' what we are here for....helping the lost in a dying world!

God have mercy on us

[salos]

Thanks for this post. We do need to remember the importance of mutual respect and kindness.

[firehill]

God have mercy on us. It's horrible the things said around here at times. Ewh. God have mercy on us.

[artsylady]

I think Christian message boards are kind of like drivers with road rage.

Picture a pedestrian walking down the street. If someone walks in front of them, will they start yelling and cursing? Will they squeak their sneakers and run on past them giving them the finger? Or even worse than, backtrack and follow the person who cut them off, intimidating them? No, but in the safety of their vehicle, they feel it's okay to act this way.

Same with Christian message boards. If four of us were discussing something in someone's living room and having a disagreement, we would do so with a lot more respect, kind tone of voice etc. But the safety of the computer makes us feel we can act differently.

[firehill]

I think Christian message boards are kind of like drivers with road rage.

[GeneV]

I think Christian message boards are kind of like drivers with road rage.

treasured said;

I thought the word Christian meant "Christ-like"

I thought so too - reminds me of the pettyness displayed by the pharisees - anyway Artsylady I like the 'driven' comment

[Fiosh]

Have you noticed the somewhat 'bitter' comments by fellow believers ?.....I am referring to the message boards only. Some of them break my heart....I think of new ones coming in to see what makes us any different and seeing some of the digs or comments that many of the lost wouldn't even think of saying to another person, just out of respect...and yet "Christians" are talking to other "Christians"...or about other "Christians" in a such negative way.....where's the love?...I know it ISN'T the majority, but even the handful.....I wonder where their faith truly is.. I thought the word Christian meant "Christ-like"

Reminds me of the story of the good Samaritan......we get so wrapped up on our thinking that "We Have Arrived" that we forget or 'ignore' what we are here for....helping the lost in a dying world!

God have mercy on us

Thank you for that reminder, treasured. Guilty as charged. I sometimes get a little too full of myself and say things I regret later. Often times I've typed out a Reply and decided not to submit it. Or had to go back and edit, or completely delete, a post after being convicted by the Holy Spirit.

With His help I will try to remember that my purpose should be to edify the Body of Christ, and seek to glorify God---not myself.

God bless you,

Fiosh

[rtwo]

I think we forget, too, that Jesus said the world would recognize us by our love for one another. Certainly we have occasion to rebuke one another "in love" ... but it's sometimes easy to forget that we're all students here. We are all learning more about God, and about His calling for us; a stupid question to one person may be the one thing that's been holding somebody else back spiritually.

It breaks my heart (not on this board so much, but, sadly, in the rest of the world) to see Christians who are simply not Christ-like in their attitudes toward others. On more than one occasion (more, in fact, than I could accurately count) I've wanted ask a person how many people they hoped to bring to Christ with their attitude.

Thx. for this reminder.

[RedeemedByHim]

Have you noticed the somewhat 'bitter' comments by fellow believers ?.....I am referring to the message boards only. Some of them break my heart....I think of new ones coming in to see what makes us any different and seeing some of the digs or comments that many of the lost wouldn't even think of saying to another person, just out of respect...and yet "Christians" are talking to other "Christians"...or about other "Christians" in a such negative way.....where's the love?...I know it ISN'T the majority, but even the handful.....I wonder where their faith truly is.. I thought the word Christian meant "Christ-like"

Reminds me of the story of the good Samaritan......we get so wrapped up on our thinking that "We Have Arrived" that we forget or 'ignore' what we are here for....helping the lost in a dying world!

God have mercy on us

Thanks for the post...we do need to remember to treat each other with love. We need to realize that not everyone is going to agree...