Posted by alexandra_k on March 26, 2005, at 15:44:36
In reply to Lou's response to alexandra_k's post- » alexandra_k, posted by Lou Pilder on March 26, 2005, at 6:17:06
>In your post above, you wrote,[...not even that they believed what it was saying...].
Did I not request for the poster to declare if they believed what it was saying?Yes you did. But in the post that you are requesting a determination on they did not say whether they believed it or not. If they post ANOTHER post then perhaps you will go on to request determination as to the acceptability of the OTHER post. But in the post in question they did not say they believed it. As I said already we can't say that a post is uncivil because of things it didn't even say.
>If only the blood of Jesus can wash away the poster's sins, then could those that do not hold to that doctrine have a way to wash away their sins?
Absolutely. Just not the posters sins. It doesn't make any comment at all about the sins of other posters. So that leaves it open that other people may have different ways of washing away their sins.
>If so, then could the statement,[..{nothing} but the blood of Jesus...]be accurate?
Yes.
'Nothing but the blood of Jesus can wash away my sins' doesn't preclude 'nothing but the (whatever you like) can wash away YOUR sins'. Both can be true.>It is not my intention to [...going looking for it...] for the post was posted for the entire forum and plainly visible.
I know, Lou. That wasn't quite what I meant. It is ok. I am sorry if you felt hurt or indignant that I said that.
>If it is acceptable here to write,[...nothing but the blood of Jesus can wash away {my} sins...], could it also be acceptable here in your opinion, for me to write,[...The Rider said {to me}...]?
How about 'I believe that the rider said to me...'
But then you also need to consider what the rider is saying, and whether it is a message for YOU or whether it is supposed to be a message for EVERYONE (and in the latter case that might be considered insensitive to others faiths).>Now if the statement [...nothing but the blood of Jesus can wash away {my} sins...] does not fall in the catagory in the guidlines of the forum as being unacceptable, then could you express why ,in your opinion,if [...the Rider said {to me}...], as to how would my proposed post be unacceptable here?
Depends what the Rider said. Whether it was a message to you or to everyone. Is it revealing 'your truth' or 'THE truth'. If it is the latter then people of other faiths may feel put down or whatever.
> [...nothing but the blood of Jesus can wash away (my} sins...]That doesn't put down anyone elses faith.
> [..The Rider....said {to me}...]
I don't know whether that does or not. All depends on what the rider said...
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