Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: bnr-fos!bnr-public!davem@watmath.waterloo.edu (Dave Mielke) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: There's a RULE or 2 (was Re: Arguing in this group) Message-ID:Date: 14 Aug 89 04:13:07 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: Bell-Northern Research, Ottawa, Canada Lines: 26 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In article jygabler@ucdavis.edu (Jason Gabler) writes: >I know in this group we try not to flame, and I belive that NONE OF US have >ever willingly done so. So before we start a new topic: think of how to post >in such a way that ASKS for other opinions and when you respond, remember that >the Holy Spirit didn't die and leave you in charge. If this poster you are >responding to is truly "wrong"... just plant a seed. God will take care of the >rest. Excellent advice! I couldn't resist the temptation to respond, causing it to reappear. Please permit me to add a Scripture reference that I just love. James 1:20 says "For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.". I would also like to add a true story that has to do with marriage, but the lesson applies equally well to postings in this, or any other, newsgroup. A Christian wife got a little disappointed with the man she had married. She said that she used to say, "God, You love him and I'll change him". This position did not yield any results whatsoever. She eventually changed her mind and fervently declared, "Okay, God, I'll love him and You change him.". Her marriage improved dramatically from that point on. Dave Mielke, 613-726-0014 856 Grenon Avenue Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K2B 6G3