Jen,
Thank you.
Kathy



At 06:32 PM 11/27/2006, you wrote:
>Kathy.
>
>I just wanted to let you know how incouraging you are.  You write 
>with such wisdom.  I always read your posts and I can see the wisdom 
>of God in them.
>
>Love in Christ.
>Jenifer gilley
>check out my blog
>http://claudastar.blogspot.com/
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>msn
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>----- Original Message ----- From: "Kathy Du Bois" <[log in to unmask]>
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>Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 8:37 PM
>Subject: Re: Speaking the Truth in Love
>
>
>>they are accountable to God Phil and I think that He's big enough 
>>to take care of Himself.  I can't speak for you, but I know that He 
>>hasn't asked me to step in and take His place.  I'll trust Him and 
>>His timing.  He knows what He's doing.  Look at the Ted Haggard 
>>situation.  It all came out in the wash and it didn't take a lot of 
>>nasty, vendictive, back biting articles to do it.  It took God's 
>>timing, and that's all.
>>         I believe That  it would be wisest to take the advice of 
>> Gamaliel to the Sanhedrin, in Acts 5:38-39:  "Therefore, in the 
>> present case I advise you:  leave these men alone!  Let them 
>> go!  For if their purpose or activity is of human origin, it will 
>> fail.  But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop these 
>> men; you will only find yourselves fighting against God."  Even 
>> Paul didn't bother to get bent out of shape about those who were 
>> not preaching the word of God with completely wholesome 
>> motives.  He tells the Philippians in chapter 1:17-18, "The former 
>> preach out of selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing that they 
>> can stir up trouble for me while I am in chains.  But what does it 
>> matter?  The important thing is that in every way, whether false 
>> motives or true, Christ is preached.   And because of this, I rejoice."
>>         I don't understand why these venimous gossiping articles 
>> would continue to be encouraged on this list.  I thought that this 
>> was supposed to be a list of encouragement.  these articles are 
>> meant only to hurt others who don't do things the way that the 
>> writer would like.  There is no edification in these articles, 
>> just poison and hatred and I can't see how they can be good for 
>> anybody.  I really grieve for those of you who find this type of 
>> food for your spiritual appetite pleasing.  I see it only 
>> beneficial in building walls and raising defences, not unifying 
>> and blessing.  There is just way too much   of this sort of 
>> viciousness in the church, which is why, in my opinion,  it is in 
>> the sorry state that it is today.
>>Kathy
>>
>>
>>
>>At 07:28 PM 11/21/2006, you wrote:
>>>Sharon,
>>>
>>>That's the problem.  These guys are not accountable to anyone but
>>>themselves.  Attempting to follow the Scriptural instructions doesn't apply
>>>to them so to warn others, articles are written about the things they say,
>>>the sermons they preach, the books they write, and also the other people
>>>with whom they associate.  By their fruits ye shall know them is all we have
>>>when it comes to exposing the truth, or in this case, the lack of truth, or
>>>the false Gospel, they are proclaiming as Biblical.
>>>
>>>Phil.