Who Is He?
I wish to share with my wife a passage from 1Peter. She has had to bear with a brother who seems hell bent on misunderstanding her, (and anyone who does not dot their i's properly). She and I have politly, but firmly asked him to leave us alone, but he seems to be a firebrand of discontent. "It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom." (Prov. 10:23)
Here is the passage I wish to remind Rose of.
Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous: Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing. For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile: Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it. For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil. And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good? But and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing. (1 Peter 3:13-17 KJV)
Here is the passage I wish to remind Rose of.
Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous: Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing. For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile: Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it. For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil. And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good? But and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing. (1 Peter 3:13-17 KJV)
12 Comments:
Thank you, John. :~)
By Rose~, at 10/3/08 8:43 AM
Hi Rose~
Thanks for reading.
These passages certainly cut both ways.
By J. Wendell, at 11/3/08 6:00 AM
I have asked Lou Martuneac as politely as I can (several times) to stop emailing my wife with his derogatory, intimidating, high-minded, and threatening, letters. This drove me to my wits end. He has backed off for a while until just recently. It has come to my attention that he has started the harassment again.
Is he going about the blogosphere looking for every American girl to pick on? Does he email your wife when you have told him to stop? Do you know anything about this annoying anonymous blogger other than his oft repeated boast, “I have written a book?”
John
By J. Wendell, at 14/4/08 5:32 AM
John, I'll watch out for that name.
By Neil, at 14/4/08 8:46 AM
Mr. BugBlaster:
There is typically two sides to every story.
If you have not gotten to know me through my blog or personal interaction, may I suggest this.
Kind regards,
LM
By Lou Martuneac, at 14/4/08 12:23 PM
It is one thing to disagree with someone theologically. I often do with Rose. At one point I even slandered her. For that I am ashamed, and very sorry. I wish for the character assassinations against Rose to stop. She is my friend. Though I've wronged her in the past, yet, I stand by her now.
Mark Pierson
By mark pierson, at 14/4/08 2:03 PM
To All:
This morning I sent an apology via e-mail to Rose and John. The apology was NOT for having included Rose in a bulk e-mail. My apology was in regard to how I reacted to John’s two paragraph comment that I find disingenuous on several levels.
Never-the-less, my reaction was not right, the Holy Spirit convicted me of it, and I responded to Him. I immediately deleted my reply, posted both a public apology and the e-mail to Rose and John I mentioned above.
Furthermore, in the e-mail apology I also asked for their forgiveness.
Even though both Rose and John have been active in the blogs today, neither of them have acknowledged nor accepted my apology. Neither one has indicated or written to forgive me as I requested.
“And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have aught against any: that your Father also which is in Heaven may forgive you your trespasses. But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in Heaven forgive your trespasses,” (Mark 11:25-26).
I did my best following my conscience and the leading of the Holy Spirit to make this right and bring closure. Unless I hear otherwise, it appears Rose and John are not willing to bring closure.
“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and cleanse us from all unrighteousness,” (1 John 1:9).
As far as I am concerned this is a closed issue and under the blood, whether or not Rose and John will respond appropriately.
LM
By Lou Martuneac, at 14/4/08 8:59 PM
I don't know Lou...
If you want to publicly apologize, then publicly apologize and end the sentence.
But this is a "sorry, BUT..." apology, which we've taught our kids is actually no apology at all.
This morning I sent an apology via e-mail to Rose and John. Very good. Should have ended the paragraph. But instead you went on to call John's comment disingenuous.
Furthermore, in the e-mail apology I also asked for their forgiveness. Very good. Should have ended the comment here. But then in the next paragraph you go on to complain that they are tardy in forgiving.
I did my best following my conscience and the leading of the Holy Spirit to make this right and bring closure. This also sounds like a good end to the comment. But it seems closure is not quite the goal, as the next sentence takes another shot at John and Rose.
As far as I am concerned this is a closed issue and under the blood... Still a good way to end, but instead we get more aspersion: whether or not Rose and John will respond appropriately.
So what if they haven't acknowledged your private apology in the timeframe or manner you were seeking? What good God honouring end are you trying to achieve by "telling on them" and taking more shots at them?
Is the objective to look good in comparison to them? I am sure you will say no of course not. But then what are you trying to achieve? What is your objective?
Why not be wronged?
In the words of one of my favourite rock Christian music artists as she paraphrases Paul, "I can't even judge myself. Only the Lord can say 'Well done'".
With respect, your comment emanates disingenuity.
By Neil, at 14/4/08 9:37 PM
Bugblaster is absolutely right. An apology is an unreserved admission of wrong against by that person to someone else. You don't defend yourself. Further, a true apology asking for forgiveness does not demand granting the forgiveness by the person you wrote the apology to. True, when you are wronged, you're to be ready to forgive, but you cannot demand forgiveness from the other party. Such apologies, in my opinion, are not real apologies.
From experience, apologies and seeking forgiveness is hard. I have wronged various people the the blog sphere in the past, including Rose, Antonio, and others. I don't claim to have apologized in the right manner myself, they are the only ones that can say if I did -- and if there is some offense that remains, that is because of the sin and wrong on my part, not their's.
By Earl Flask, at 14/4/08 10:41 PM
I got your question and don't know what to say...
I'm sorry things have worked out this way.
John R.
By John R., at 15/4/08 5:52 PM
I believe Bugblaster is right on target. An apology with conditions is no apology at all.
By Jeannette Altes, at 22/4/08 4:45 AM
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