Hi lauren4s,
1 Cor 4:3-5
4:3 But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man's judgment: yea, I judge not mine own self.
4:4 For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord.
4:5 Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God. Defenders Notes >>
I have no problem with Halley. She was advocating for persons that would not stand for themselves. They were engaged in gossip, and it was a mistake for anyone to advocate for liars or baseless charges!
As for the scandalous assault on my character, I will leave that in His hands, and He shall provide the appropriate blessing or curse according to His judgment on this or any other matter.
I missed your earlier response, and I apologize for that. If you look into my profile you will see the thread link adequate to supply sufficient information, I could write a book of all my experiences and would be glad to share some with you. Or discuss them via telephone, if you can restrain yourself to engage in a civil discussion. No one on this forum, discusses all of their life experiences or put all in their profiles, so why would you place me under such a standard. That is not reasonable. Nevertheless, I have nothing to hide.
I served in the military when it was considered an unpopular war. I did not agree with the war, but I performed my duty of citizenship as it was at that time. In my military service, I face life threatening circumstances at least 5 times. I deplore violence, any place my trust in the lord, even though it is my 2 Amendment right to bear arms, I do not own any.
The battle rages as described @ Eph. 6:10-13. I do picture myself as depicted in the citation noted above. I am a soldier in His army and we march on our knees, not with guns, or literal swords. Can you understand the difference?
I don't know what chip you are talking about. I speak out boldly in defense of the faith, and you caution me about how I show love. Why don't you review all of my posts and see what you find what you need to support this baseless charge.
You accuse me of self center behavior. Please check some of my other thread posts. Praise you Lord, I am going to let this pass and let You handle it. Why don't you take some time, in study of the bible, and pray on this matter, and let the Holy spirit speak to your spirit, as I do everyday and almost every moment of my life, and perhaps you will have a different view of your comments.
I'll pray that it doesn't take you too long. I am still and I am listening. I probably have a lot more time to that than you, and it does take a lot of practice. I am sure that your emotional and ill-tempered, lacking self control outbursts, are just that and I forgive you now, so you don't have to sweat it later.
If you know bible accounts and recall good keywords to a reading, you can find citations here:
http://bible.oneplace.com/sear...ible&translation=niv
And use this on line bible to locate them. It's a much faster server than one place.
http://www.holybible.com/resou...orinthians&Chapter=4
Take care and God Bless,