Is Name calling and mocking ever warranted from a Christian?

Is Name calling and mocking ever warranted from a Christian?

  • Never under any circumstances

    Votes: 15 31.3%
  • Always when talking to any unsaved person

    Votes: 1 2.1%
  • It depends on the circumstance

    Votes: 32 66.7%

  • Total voters
    48

wholearmor

Member
Thanks, Sozo. It breaks my heart (and Mrs. WA's as well), but I couldn't let it go any longer. I just look at my grandson and thinking of the way his life may turn out breaks my heart even more.

Thank you, BB. I appreciate that.

Thank you for making it your POTD, Poly.

I consider you all true friends. :up:
 

Tye Porter

New member
Originally posted by wholearmor
I wouldn't call this mocking or name-calling but I told my son a few days ago that he's abandoned his son for all intense and purposes (even though he pays child support regularly). My son went into a rage, called me everything but a Christian, and left.

My reasoning was my son doesn't spend time with his son. He works and hangs out with his friends and parties.
You're a good father.
You probably got more through to him than he realizes.
One day, he'll be a good dad like you.
 

Sozo

New member
Originally posted by Tye Porter

You're a good father.
You probably got more through to him than he realizes.
One day, he'll be a good dad like you.

Well said, Tye!

I agree completely!
 

wholearmor

Member
Originally posted by Tye Porter

You're a good father.
You probably got more through to him than he realizes.
One day, he'll be a good dad like you.

Thank you, Tye. I'm hoping against hope that's true. I may be a "good" father now, but I didn't used to be. I violated Ephesians 6:4 and Colossians 3:21 and now I'm paying the price.
 

Tye Porter

New member
Originally posted by wholearmor

Thank you, Tye. I'm hoping against hope that's true. I may be a "good" father now, but I didn't used to be. I violated Ephesians 6:4 and Colossians 3:21 and now I'm paying the price.
Today!
Today you are a father.
You are bringing them up in the ways of the Lord.
You are setting examples and boundaries.
He is old enough to have a child, he is old enough to be a man and be accountable in the eyes of the Lord.
You have done well and will reap the rewards of that which you have sewn.
Your son will hear your words ring in his head and weigh on his Spirit.
He will come around.
 

wholearmor

Member
Originally posted by Tye Porter

Today!
Today you are a father.
You are bringing them up in the ways of the Lord.
You are setting examples and boundaries.
He is old enough to have a child, he is old enough to be a man and be accountable in the eyes of the Lord.
You have done well and will reap the rewards of that which you have sewn.
Your son will hear your words ring in his head and weigh on his Spirit.
He will come around.

Just tonight, within the hour, his son's mother called and asked him to relinguish all his rights to his son. My son's actually thinking about it.
 

Tye Porter

New member
Originally posted by wholearmor

Just tonight, within the hour, his son's mother called and asked him to relinguish all his rights to his son. My son's actually thinking about it.
In Colorado, Grandparents have seperate and special rights.
You may still visit and participate in his raising.
It's sad for your son, but this does not mean you also have to abandon him.
 

wholearmor

Member
Originally posted by Tye Porter

In Colorado, Grandparents have seperate and special rights.
You may still visit and participate in his raising.
It's sad for your son, but this does not mean you also have to abandon him.

I don't know if the mother would bring him over here any more or not. We have him every weekend and also during the week at least once. She says she can tell he really likes it here. He asks about us all the time.
 

Tye Porter

New member
Originally posted by wholearmor

I don't know if the mother would bring him over here any more or not. We have him every weekend and also during the week at least once. She says she can tell he really likes it here. He asks about us all the time.
You can get court ordered visitation on weekends at your home and/or supervised visits at her place.
One of our local shows covered this for about a month, back in 2002.
You should call the courts once your son makes his decision.
 

wholearmor

Member
Originally posted by Tye Porter

You can get court ordered visitation on weekends at your home and/or supervised visits at her place.
One of our local shows covered this for about a month, back in 2002.
You should call the courts once your son makes his decision.

Supervised visits at her place? :vomit:
 

Nineveh

Merely Christian
Originally posted by wholearmor

Just tonight, within the hour, his son's mother called and asked him to relinguish all his rights to his son. My son's actually thinking about it.

I will keep you and your family in my prayers. This is so very sad to hear :(
 

Zakath

Resident Atheist
I don't understand why some religionists feel the need to be uncivil when conversing with others.

Could it be fear? One might think not, since they are allegedly working for the most powerful entity in the universe...

Could it be elitism? One might think not, since they are allegedly slaves to their deity...

Could it be an excuse to indulge in childish behavior like taunting others? :think:
 

Mateo

New member
Jude 1; 5 I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not.
6 And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.
7 Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.
8 Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.
9 Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.
10 But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves.

James 3:10 Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.
11 Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter?
12 Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh.
13 Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.
14 But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.
15 This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.
16 For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.
17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
18 And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.


1Pet 3: 1 Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives;
2 While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear.
3 Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;
4 But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.

Psa 59: 5 Thou therefore, O LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel, awake to visit all the heathen: be not merciful to any wicked transgressors. Selah.
6 They return at evening: they make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city.
7 Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear?
8 But thou, O LORD, shalt laugh at them; thou shalt have all the heathen in derision.
9 Because of his strength will I wait upon thee: for God is my defence.
10 The God of my mercy shall prevent me: God shall let me see my desire upon mine enemies.
11 Slay them not, lest my people forget: scatter them by thy power; and bring them down, O Lord our shield.
12 For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride: and for cursing and lying which they speak.

Proverbs 15:1 A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

Proverbs 15:26 The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the LORD: but the words of the pure are pleasant words.

Ecclesiastes 9:17 The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.

Ecclesiastes 10:12 The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.

Jude 1:14 And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,
15 To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.
16 These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men's persons in admiration because of advantage.
17 But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ;
18 How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts.
 

Zakath

Resident Atheist
Mateo,

I've re-read your post twice and I'm not sure which of the three positions you would take in the poll... :think:
 
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