Lon
Well-known member
I may have failed. One member took his opportunity to make poor and false claims about me.
It was an opportunity to 'return good for evil.'
We have a few members on TOL who consistently ignore/overcome evil by "addressing the subject, not the person."
I've been reading Romans in my devotions this week and came across Romans 12 several days ago. I prayed for strength, and two days later I was presented with the poor treatment in thread here on TOL.
Having forgotten Romans 12 instead Proverbs 9:8 Proverbs 12:5 and Proverbs 26:4,5 came to mind.
I'm convinced God can/will do His own correction, but we are also called to correct one another.
Having understood this, I neglected 2 Timothy 2:25
I'm pretty sure I need the input and I pray this thread helps others who struggle with the same issues on TOL. -Lon
It was an opportunity to 'return good for evil.'
We have a few members on TOL who consistently ignore/overcome evil by "addressing the subject, not the person."
I've been reading Romans in my devotions this week and came across Romans 12 several days ago. I prayed for strength, and two days later I was presented with the poor treatment in thread here on TOL.
Having forgotten Romans 12 instead Proverbs 9:8 Proverbs 12:5 and Proverbs 26:4,5 came to mind.
I'm convinced God can/will do His own correction, but we are also called to correct one another.
Having understood this, I neglected 2 Timothy 2:25
I'd appreciate input and advice as well as any other discussion regarding banter on TOL (receiving, giving, or responding).Back in the day we promoted the fact that TOL was a place to smack some truth! But that fun strategy seems to have been replaced with merely taking pot shots and following people around on the forum merely to make a quick insult on every post they make. This is ruining the community.
.... TOL is at a crossroad.
4. Or... try and see if we can guide the community in a better direction.
We can no longer allow folks to follow others around the forum mocking them and disrupting their threads.
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Please folks... TOL needs to be a place where people feel comfortable making a point or exploring ideas. That's the fun part of a community forum. If they feel like they cannot explore ideas without being mocked they will go elsewhere and TOL will end up being 6 or 8 members preaching to their own choir.
I'm pretty sure I need the input and I pray this thread helps others who struggle with the same issues on TOL. -Lon