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Post by alwaysonajourney on Jul 3, 2023 9:09:08 GMT -8
It pains me say that I just recently left another Christian forum But when you get into with a staff member you really don't have much choice. 
I am aware that the bible seems to tell Christians to meet together. Both me and my parents took those passages very seriously and tried to remain in a local body. However enough bad things happened and with attitude of other so called believers in the mix, we reluctantly decided that we could no longer attend Church anymore. Going to Church is more then just going to sing some songs, and listen to a sermon. It is also about fellowship. We went from Church to church seeking that fellowship but couldn't find any. I DON'T CARE what you think about me, or if you think I'm doing right or wrong. You are a person on the internet, and unless you live in my local area, and have experienced the same things I have, your opinion is invalid to me. Even if you use the Bible to back yourself up, it is still invalid to me. It is not that I don't believe the Bible, it is that I believe that you can only apply the bible to the things you can apply it too. If all the Churches in your local area are not behaving by the scriptures then I can't have fellowship with them. I know what this sounds like, but unless you live here and see what I see, then again your opinion on this is invalid to me. This is just something you got to experience for yourself! The Bible talks about the great falling away, and that the hearts of people will grow cold. That is what I think I am experiencing here.
AlwaysOnAJourney, Why are you being so harsh? You haven't even met us yet. My answer: I just left a forum that attacked me for the fact that I don't go to church anymore. So I'm putting my shields up early.
The reason why I joined a Christian forum is because I had too. I grew up in the Church, and over the years I have been in Church but not apart of Church. I have slowly come to realize that I am not welcomed in Church. While I mostly believe all the same things they do, my personality does not fit with the people who go to church. It's hard to explain. When I complain about this with my parents, they just say that they don't feel like there is a Church for them either. And they were former Ministers! I could write a whole post about this alone.
The reason why I joined here is so that I can do a little interacting with other believers.
I am working on my life story that will explain in better detail on how I came to be the way I am now. It is a long story that I might not be able to post. It is currently over 2 pages long typed, and growing. It is a very painful subject! i wish there was someone in real life that I could discuss this with. But there is nobody anymore.
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Post by civic on Jul 3, 2023 10:47:51 GMT -8
I look forward to hearing your story and until someone has walked in another persons shoes they should just listen and learn. Empathy is a good thing and so is just being an ear, a sounding board, encouraging another person, walking along side of them in the valley and supporting them not criticizing them. Everyone is different and we all like different people, places and things. We are not cookie cutters and all alike.
You are WELCOME here and will not be put down, ignored or bullied. You are free to express your hurts, pains, hangups etc.... Since all of us as fallen humans have them to one degree of another.
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Post by Theophilus on Jul 3, 2023 11:10:21 GMT -8
It pains me say that I just recently left another Christian forum But when you get into with a staff member you really don't have much choice.
I am aware that the bible seems to tell Christians to meet together. Both me and my parents took those passages very seriously and tried to remain in a local body. However enough bad things happened and with attitude of other so called believers in the mix, we reluctantly decided that we could no longer attend Church anymore. Going to Church is more then just going to sing some songs, and listen to a sermon. It is also about fellowship. We went from Church to church seeking that fellowship but couldn't find any. I DON'T CARE what you think about me, or if you think I'm doing right or wrong. You are a person on the internet, and unless you live in my local area, and have experienced the same things I have, your opinion is invalid to me. Even if you use the Bible to back yourself up, it is still invalid to me. It is not that I don't believe the Bible, it is that I believe that you can only apply the bible to the things you can apply it too. If all the Churches in your local area are not behaving by the scriptures then I can't have fellowship with them. I know what this sounds like, but unless you live here and see what I see, then again your opinion on this is invalid to me. This is just something you got to experience for yourself! The Bible talks about the great falling away, and that the hearts of people will grow cold. That is what I think I am experiencing here.
AlwaysOnAJourney, Why are you being so harsh? You haven't even met us yet. My answer: I just left a forum that attacked me for the fact that I don't go to church anymore. So I'm putting my shields up early.
The reason why I joined a Christian forum is because I had too. I grew up in the Church, and over the years I have been in Church but not apart of Church. I have slowly come to realize that I am not welcomed in Church. While I mostly believe all the same things they do, my personality does not fit with the people who go to church. It's hard to explain. When I complain about this with my parents, they just say that they don't feel like there is a Church for them either. And they were former Ministers! I could write a whole post about this alone.
The reason why I joined here is so that I can do a little interacting with other believers.
I am working on my life story that will explain in better detail on how I came to be the way I am now. It is a long story that I might not be able to post. It is currently over 2 pages long typed, and growing. It is a very painful subject! i wish there was someone in real life that I could discuss this with. But there is nobody anymore.
Welcome and I agree with Civic And I guarantee you won't have a problem here. Also we have a Blog and a website where we could definitely put your life story. I think you would go best on the website as we can make it look like a book. I also have a long story that Jesus pulled me out of. It started in 1956 in Sun Valley, California when a demon possessed maniac broken to our house. That started me off on a long hard road. When I look back it's hard to believe I survived. |
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Post by civic on Jul 4, 2023 14:54:35 GMT -8
It pains me say that I just recently left another Christian forum But when you get into with a staff member you really don't have much choice.
I am aware that the bible seems to tell Christians to meet together. Both me and my parents took those passages very seriously and tried to remain in a local body. However enough bad things happened and with attitude of other so called believers in the mix, we reluctantly decided that we could no longer attend Church anymore. Going to Church is more then just going to sing some songs, and listen to a sermon. It is also about fellowship. We went from Church to church seeking that fellowship but couldn't find any. I DON'T CARE what you think about me, or if you think I'm doing right or wrong. You are a person on the internet, and unless you live in my local area, and have experienced the same things I have, your opinion is invalid to me. Even if you use the Bible to back yourself up, it is still invalid to me. It is not that I don't believe the Bible, it is that I believe that you can only apply the bible to the things you can apply it too. If all the Churches in your local area are not behaving by the scriptures then I can't have fellowship with them. I know what this sounds like, but unless you live here and see what I see, then again your opinion on this is invalid to me. This is just something you got to experience for yourself! The Bible talks about the great falling away, and that the hearts of people will grow cold. That is what I think I am experiencing here.
AlwaysOnAJourney, Why are you being so harsh? You haven't even met us yet. My answer: I just left a forum that attacked me for the fact that I don't go to church anymore. So I'm putting my shields up early.
The reason why I joined a Christian forum is because I had too. I grew up in the Church, and over the years I have been in Church but not apart of Church. I have slowly come to realize that I am not welcomed in Church. While I mostly believe all the same things they do, my personality does not fit with the people who go to church. It's hard to explain. When I complain about this with my parents, they just say that they don't feel like there is a Church for them either. And they were former Ministers! I could write a whole post about this alone.
The reason why I joined here is so that I can do a little interacting with other believers.
I am working on my life story that will explain in better detail on how I came to be the way I am now. It is a long story that I might not be able to post. It is currently over 2 pages long typed, and growing. It is a very painful subject! i wish there was someone in real life that I could discuss this with. But there is nobody anymore.
Welcome and I agree with Civic And I guarantee you won't have a problem here. Also we have a Blog and a website where we could definitely put your life story. I think you would go best on the website as we can make it look like a book. I also have a long story that Jesus pulled me out of. It started in 1956 in Sun Valley, California when a demon possessed maniac broken to our house. That started me off on a long hard road. When I look back it's hard to believe I survived. Good idea brother. |
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Post by arial on Jul 5, 2023 9:53:11 GMT -8
It pains me say that I just recently left another Christian forum But when you get into with a staff member you really don't have much choice.
I am aware that the bible seems to tell Christians to meet together. Both me and my parents took those passages very seriously and tried to remain in a local body. However enough bad things happened and with attitude of other so called believers in the mix, we reluctantly decided that we could no longer attend Church anymore. Going to Church is more then just going to sing some songs, and listen to a sermon. It is also about fellowship. We went from Church to church seeking that fellowship but couldn't find any. I DON'T CARE what you think about me, or if you think I'm doing right or wrong. You are a person on the internet, and unless you live in my local area, and have experienced the same things I have, your opinion is invalid to me. Even if you use the Bible to back yourself up, it is still invalid to me. It is not that I don't believe the Bible, it is that I believe that you can only apply the bible to the things you can apply it too. If all the Churches in your local area are not behaving by the scriptures then I can't have fellowship with them. I know what this sounds like, but unless you live here and see what I see, then again your opinion on this is invalid to me. This is just something you got to experience for yourself! The Bible talks about the great falling away, and that the hearts of people will grow cold. That is what I think I am experiencing here.
AlwaysOnAJourney, Why are you being so harsh? You haven't even met us yet. My answer: I just left a forum that attacked me for the fact that I don't go to church anymore. So I'm putting my shields up early.
The reason why I joined a Christian forum is because I had too. I grew up in the Church, and over the years I have been in Church but not apart of Church. I have slowly come to realize that I am not welcomed in Church. While I mostly believe all the same things they do, my personality does not fit with the people who go to church. It's hard to explain. When I complain about this with my parents, they just say that they don't feel like there is a Church for them either. And they were former Ministers! I could write a whole post about this alone.
The reason why I joined here is so that I can do a little interacting with other believers.
I am working on my life story that will explain in better detail on how I came to be the way I am now. It is a long story that I might not be able to post. It is currently over 2 pages long typed, and growing. It is a very painful subject! i wish there was someone in real life that I could discuss this with. But there is nobody anymore.
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Post by arial on Jul 5, 2023 10:00:58 GMT -8
Welcome.
I saw what happened to you on the site. I was just parrusing as I left the site because of being bullied for correcting a staff member when he was violating his own rules (which he violated when interacting with you as well.) I came back later to start a dialogue. But they had completely removed you and all you said from the site. The things you said intrigued me as I too have found that even when people were friendly on the surface it didn't seem to go beyond that, and I never felt like I fit. Also I was hungry for something that was not being offered. God. I wanted to hear and learn about God not all these benefits of the cross in our felt needs stuff.
So I am looking forward to hearing from you.
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Post by civic on Jul 5, 2023 10:10:31 GMT -8
Welcome. I saw what happened to you on the site. I was just parrusing as I left the site because of being bullied for correcting a staff member when he was violating his own rules (which he violated when interacting with you as well.) I came back later to start a dialogue. But they had completely removed you and all you said from the site. The things you said intrigued me as I too have found that even when people were friendly on the surface it didn't seem to go beyond that, and I never felt like I fit. Also I was hungry for something that was not being offered. God. I wanted to hear and learn about God not all these benefits of the cross in our felt needs stuff. So I am looking forward to hearing from you. I’m sorry that happened and I promise both of you that will not happen here. This forum is for you it’s not here for me. It’s here for community and I hold myself accountable to every member to be courteous, respectful and treat everyone with dignity . My personal beliefs should have nothing to do with how I treat those who have a different theology than mine. |
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Post by alwaysonajourney on Jul 5, 2023 11:46:13 GMT -8
Since I feel that you guys are eager to hear my story. I feel some pressure. Not bad pressure, but I don't want to let you guys down. This is a story that I wanted to write anyways. In the beginning I wasn't thinking about putting it online. I felt like I needed to do it for a real life purpose. Today I've done a little more work on it. I don't know how this site is going to behave with posting pictures. But I took a screen shot as proof that I am indeed writing stuff.
 It is too bad that so many people don't want to take the time to get to know someone before they cast judgment.
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Post by alwaysonajourney on Jul 5, 2023 11:58:57 GMT -8
Welcome. I saw what happened to you on the site. I was just parrusing as I left the site because of being bullied for correcting a staff member when he was violating his own rules (which he violated when interacting with you as well.) I came back later to start a dialogue. But they had completely removed you and all you said from the site. The things you said intrigued me as I too have found that even when people were friendly on the surface it didn't seem to go beyond that, and I never felt like I fit. Also I was hungry for something that was not being offered. God. I wanted to hear and learn about God not all these benefits of the cross in our felt needs stuff. So I am looking forward to hearing from you. |
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Post by civic on Jul 5, 2023 12:15:30 GMT -8
Welcome. I saw what happened to you on the site. I was just parrusing as I left the site because of being bullied for correcting a staff member when he was violating his own rules (which he violated when interacting with you as well.) I came back later to start a dialogue. But they had completely removed you and all you said from the site. The things you said intrigued me as I too have found that even when people were friendly on the surface it didn't seem to go beyond that, and I never felt like I fit. Also I was hungry for something that was not being offered. God. I wanted to hear and learn about God not all these benefits of the cross in our felt needs stuff. So I am looking forward to hearing from you. Just so you know there are only two of us who started this forum . I purposely do not want to moderate and leave that to our admin . I want to talk with and engage the members . I’m not here to convert anyone away from their beliefs , that’s Gods job. I personally want to encourage people in their journey if faith and have a conversation and hopefully it’s Christ centered since the Bible is all about Him. I prefer the iron sharpens iron method and we can all learn from one another . We want this forum to be one where we reflect Christs attitude towards others and display the fruit of the spirit and speak to one another in love not condemnation. 1 Corinthians 13 without love we are just noisy finds and clanging symbols . Love covers a multitude of sins and none of us are immune . We all stumble and fall in many ways. And I’ll share my story as well . |
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Post by alwaysonajourney on Jul 5, 2023 12:20:14 GMT -8
That is a problem on the internet forums. Whenever you run into a problem with the administrator or a moderator or in this case a staff member. You really can't do anything but leave. I have been in several situations where I had trouble with a moderator or administrator. At least it wasn't always over the same issue. But still it always ended up with me either having to leave or being banned. What really stunk was what happened to me on Xianz, and Shoutlife. My stomach still turns from those bad experiences, and it's been 16 year ago since what happened to me on Xianz, and been about 13 years ago since what happened on Shoutlife. But these days I try to be a lot more careful. As soon as someone on Staff starts to give me trouble, I leave right away! Just so you know there are only two of us who started this forum . I purposely do not want to moderate and leave that to our admin . I want to talk with and engage the members . I’m not here to convert anyone away from their beliefs , that’s Gods job. I personally want to encourage people in their journey if faith and have a conversation and hopefully it’s Christ centered since the Bible is all about Him. I prefer the iron sharpens iron method and we can all learn from one another . We want this forum to be one where we reflect Christs attitude towards others and display the fruit of the spirit and speak to one another in love not condemnation. 1 Corinthians 13 without love we are just noisy finds and clanging symbols . Love covers a multitude of sins and none of us are immune . We all stumble and fall in many ways. And I’ll share my story as well . |
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Post by civic on Jul 5, 2023 12:32:12 GMT -8
Just so you know there are only two of us who started this forum . I purposely do not want to moderate and leave that to our admin . I want to talk with and engage the members . I’m not here to convert anyone away from their beliefs , that’s Gods job. I personally want to encourage people in their journey if faith and have a conversation and hopefully it’s Christ centered since the Bible is all about Him. I prefer the iron sharpens iron method and we can all learn from one another . We want this forum to be one where we reflect Christs attitude towards others and display the fruit of the spirit and speak to one another in love not condemnation. 1 Corinthians 13 without love we are just noisy finds and clanging symbols . Love covers a multitude of sins and none of us are immune . We all stumble and fall in many ways. And I’ll share my story as well . Yours looks triple the size of mine on my phone |
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Post by alwaysonajourney on Jul 5, 2023 12:34:18 GMT -8
Can we the fonts be made bigger as default? Cause the default font seems to be really small. Or maybe it's just me? Yours looks triple the size of mine on my phone That is because I made it triple the size. I looks perfect for my computer monitor. |
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Post by arial on Jul 5, 2023 13:49:52 GMT -8
Since I feel that you guys are eager to hear my story. I feel some pressure. Not bad pressure, but I don't want to let you guys down. This is a story that I wanted to write anyways. In the beginning I wasn't thinking about putting it online. I felt like I needed to do it for a real life purpose. Today I've done a little more work on it. I don't know how this site is going to behave with posting pictures. But I took a screen shot as proof that I am indeed writing stuff.
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Post by arial on Jul 5, 2023 13:53:43 GMT -8
Always,
Unfortunately I can't read the small print in your story and there is no way to enlarge it on my laptop. Maybe I will go into the site on my touch screen tablet and see if I can. As it is, it is like being given a chocolate bar and being told you can't open it. (Smiley face goes here.)
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