If a person has every reason to know that his behaviior is unnecessary, unjust, and painful -- and will not accomplish what he seems to want to accomplish but will accomplish rabble rousing, anti-intellectualism and hatred -- and persists in it, but claims to be guided by the Holy Spirit, well, I know all I need to know.
And Michael is one of my Patrons.
Asking someone not to contact you . . .
THEN
Cursing them out in a FREEPMAIL
AND
JABBING them fiercely at every public chance plus some—with many inaccuracies
is probably not a good way to close off sensitive communication.
I’m extremely deeply grieved as well as shocked that I have triggered such an upset with you and between us.
I’m still trying to sort out emotions from truth and distortions. I care much for every believer on the forum. I also care for truth.
I have learned a little bit that when I am scratched or stabbed deeply, I want sweet wine to pour out of the brokenness vs vinegar.
I’ve also learned that brother/sister/friendship relationships in The Lord ought to transcend a LOT of garbage, but too rarely seem to make that grade.
I won’t guarantee that I will fail to respond to all your future jabs. But I have been minimizing my responses. And, I have abandoned responding in kind to the negativism.