Odd, I find myself posting this on a Calm Down Update!
railer
noun
One who makes or furnishes rails.
One who rails, scoffs, insults, censures, or reproaches with opprobrious language.
One who rails; one who scoffs, insults, censures, or reproaches with opprobrious language.
It seem that this scripture may not carry as much weight as one would think.
“Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and shun evil” (Proverbs 3:7).
Reply to Objection: A secure and calm conscience is a great good, according to Prov.15:15, “A secure mind is like a continual feast.” Wherefore he that disturbs another’s conscience by confounding him inflicts a special injury on him: hence derision is a special kind of sin.
Ephesians iv. 32 and v. 1, 2
… For the man who will play the jester will soon go on to be a railer, and the railer will go on to heap ten thousand other mischiefs on himself. …
But now I write to you not to associate with anyone who bears the name of [Christian] brother if he is known to be guilty of immorality or greed, or is an idolater [whose soul is devoted to any object that usurps the place of God], or is a person with a foul tongue [railing, abusing, reviling, slandering], or is a drunkard or a swindler or a robber. [No] you must not so much as eat with such a person.
I have to remind myself of this on many occasions. I share it now in hopes that some others may be reminded also.
The way i deal with this is just to see all of the church under the unbrella of Laodicea. That way, I’m like totally covered. One big rebuke to all including self. Now that we got that out of the way…we can work toward building one another up like Paul’s passion was.
Just some of my thoughts. Take them or leave them.
Just remember, J.W., Mormons, et al etc. all quote lots and lots of scriptures. Would one be offended if they said we weren’t being ‘good Bereans’? Hmmm. I wouldn’t be.
1Co 13:2 And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.
1Co 13:4-8 Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends.
OK, that sounds good to a point. I receive that idea but I personally don’t believe a random sheep should decide its time to shear other sheep in public.
So how will we come to unity in Love if we are wondering who took the shears from the Shepard.
Maybe its better to just keep walking and maybe they will not see you and let the other sheep just deal with it.
Well I would Not see as very loving then as its not about you or I its about all of us together behind the true Shepard.
True sheep of the Lord will not follow the voice of another shepherd.
No, I never received any pm response to prayer request follow up after the rug swiping, but once I saw activity on the profile I knew at least covid hadn’t kept him down. I think he’s still just enjoying things from the backrow like some of us did as well.
@NamDoc we all love you and as they say, “See you here, there or in the air!”.