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lsenders@hotmail.com wrote:

> Gary McNees wrote to Mr. Blue:
>>
>> Sarah is an ignorant person.
>> And so are you.
>>
> There is absolutely no call for this. None. If you are a believer in
> Christ, then you are "in Christ" because of His grace. Before He
> called you, you were like everyone else, "in Adam." So to call
> someone "ignorant" just because they have not yet seen the light, is
> nothingless than "in Adam" pride.
>
> To have the indwelling Spirit testifying to us should keep us all in a
> state of humility. ALL theological system have error within them.
> Some more, some less. This you should recognize, and with a humble
> heart, be more accepting of others. Remember, "rather you hot or cold
> not puke lukewarm."

There are a number of things wrong with this. Maybe first is
that you said "So to call someone "ignorant" just because they
have not yet seen the light..." is funny because having
"not seen the light" is the definition of "ignorant."

Second, I (and I'd bet everyone who reads this group) finds
Gary a much humbler person than you. So your bit about
the indwelling of the Spirit applies all the more to yourself.

Third, even given your perspective here, on one hand you
say Gary is cold (doesn't have the Spirit) and if he is
getting belligerent, then we might say he's hot. So one
wonders why you, on the other hand chastize him for being
"lukewarm".

It is, perhaps, the most frustrating thing for me on this
newsgroup that nobody cares what is true or false, but only
whether it is painful to say or whether the person who said
it might, occasionally sin.

Bart

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